What are the chances of seeing a Green Python in Raja Ampat?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Python sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 33 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Green Python in Raja Ampat?
February and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Python in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in June and August, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Green Python?
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Python sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Green Python?
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Python sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Green Python live in Raja Ampat?
Same family: Pythonidae
The closest relatives of the Green Python that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Pythonidae, Pythons) are Amethyst Python (about 30%) and D’Albertis' Python (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Green Python sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Python is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (19 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.