Family

Mole and Western Keeled Snakes

Pseudaspididae

4 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPseudaspididae (Mole and Western Keeled Snakes)

Species in this group

Psammodynastes pictus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pseudaspis cana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pythonodipsas carinata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mole and Western Keeled Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~50%
	Painted Mock Viper			~50%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~50%
	Mole Snake			~50%
3	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~40%
	Common Mock Viper			~40%
4	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Mock Viper			~20%
	Painted Mock Viper			~20%
5	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Mock Viper			~30%
6	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Mock Viper			~30%
7	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Mole Snake			~20%
8	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Mock Viper			~20%
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Mole Snake			~20%
10	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
11	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	~10%
	Western Keeled Snake			~10%
12	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~30%
	Mole Snake			~30%
2	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
3	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
4	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
5	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Giraffe House	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
2	Two Oceans Aquarium	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
3	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

Mole and Western Keeled Snakes

Species in this group

Painted Mock Viper

Mole Snake

Common Mock Viper

Western Keeled Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mole and Western Keeled Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found