African Snakebite Institute

AFRICAN SNAKEBITE
INSTITUTE

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We are the leading training provider of
Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and
Venomous Snake Handling courses in Africa,
as well as the largest distributor of quality
snake handling equipment on the continent.

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NEWLY UPDATED,

ESSENTIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE
GUIDE TO THE SNAKES OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA

The newly revised third edition of
A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa.
Close on 800 new photographs, updated taxonomy,
some new species, updated distribution maps
and a lot of new information on snake biology,
behaviour, first aid and the medical treatment of snakebite.

NEWLY UPDATED,

ESSENTIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE
GUIDE TO FIRST AID FOR SNAKEBITE

In addition to important information on what
to do in a snakebite emergency, this 28 page
booklet, written by Johan Marais, now includes
a section about First Aid for Pets.

A FULLY REVISED,

CLEAR, PRACTICAL AND EASY TO USE
GUIDE TO SNAKES AND SNAKEBITE

An essential guide to identifying all dangerous snakes
and common harmless snakes in southern Africa,
as well as quick and important practical advice
on first aid measures in the case of snakebite.

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Upcoming Events

Gauteng – 09 December 2023

Gauteng – 10 December 2023

Paternoster – 13 January 2024

Western Cape – 20 January 2024

Western Cape – 21 January 2024

Gauteng – 27 January 2024

KwaZulu Natal – 27 January 2024

KwaZulu Natal – 28 January 2024

Online Courses

Online Beginners Guide to Snake Identification

There are 176 species and subspecies of snakes in southern Africa. Some of these snakes are rare or uncommonly encountered as they may have restricted distributions or are not abundant. Other species may be wide-ranging and are commonly encountered.

This course will examine the basic and common groups of snakes in Southern Africa.

Online Advanced Snake Identification

Snake identification can be a tricky task for beginners and even for snake enthusiasts or experts. Of the 176-odd species and subspecies that occur in Southern Africa, there are a few groups that seem to confuse people frequently.

This course covers easily confused snakes and commonly misidentified species. We include distribution maps, scale counts and a key to identification within each group.

Online Snake Awareness and First Aid for Snakebite

This course covers the basics of snake awareness in southern Africa, first aid for snakebite, behavior, anatomy, venom, and myths. Spiders and scorpions are also covered but not comprehensively.