Genus

Herald Snakes

Crotaphopeltis

1 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusCrotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)

Species in this group

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

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

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Herald Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 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	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Red-lipped Snake			~10%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Red-lipped Snake			~10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Red-lipped Snake			~10%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Red-lipped Snake			~10%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Red-lipped Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Gambia Reptile Farm	🇬🇲 Gambia	In captivity
2	Lilongwe Wildlife Center	🇲🇼 Malawi	In captivity

Herald Snakes

Species in this group

Red-lipped Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Herald Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found