Psammophis notostictus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Psammophis notostictus, the Karoo sand snake or the Karoo whip snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake belonging to the genus Psammophis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Sand Snake sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 41 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Sand Snake in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–August, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Karoo Sand Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Karoo Sand Snake sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Karoo Sand Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Table Mountain National Park (25 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.
