Psammophis subtaeniatus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Psammophis subtaeniatus, the western yellow-bellied sand snake, is a snake found in northern Southern Africa; more specifically the north of KwaZulu-Natal and further north to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Gauteng, North West, Limpopo, and Eswatini. It is also found in eastern and northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Angola, and Zambia.
It is also known as the striped sand snake and in Afrikaans as the westelike streeppenssandslang. The snake is oviparous and lays 4 to 10 eggs in summer. The young are about 20 cm long when they hatch. The snake's venom is not considered harmful and poses no danger to humans. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in uMkhuze Game Reserve, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-bellied Sand Snake sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-bellied Sand Snake in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-bellied 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Stripe-bellied Sand Snake sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stripe-bellied Sand Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (6 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.
