Genus

Brown House Snakes

Boaedon

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLamprophiidae (Lamprophiid Snakes)
GenusBoaedon (Brown House Snakes)

Species in this group

Boaedon capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Brown House Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 1	~30%
	Brown House Snake			~30%
2	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~20%
3	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~20%
4	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~20%
5	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
6	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
2	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
4	Little Rock Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Tierpark Gettorf	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity