Family

Atractaspidid Snakes

Atractaspididae

5 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyAtractaspididae (Atractaspidid Snakes)

Species in this group

Homoroselaps lacteus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amblyodipsas polylepis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aparallactus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Atractaspis bibronii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aparallactus lunulatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Atractaspidid Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 46 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~20%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 5	~20%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			~10%
	Mole Viper			~10%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			<5%
	Reticulated Centipede-Eater			<5%
3	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~10%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			~10%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			~20%
2	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			~10%
3	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Nanning Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Tbilisi Zoo	🇬🇪 Georgia	In captivity

Atractaspidid Snakes

Species in this group

Spotted Harlequin Snake

Common Purple-glossed Snake

Cape Centipede-Eater

Mole Viper

Reticulated Centipede-Eater

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Atractaspidid Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found