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Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and
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as well as the largest distributor of quality
snake handling equipment on the continent.
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selection of snake- and snakebite-related
products available in Southern Africa.
GUIDE TO THE SNAKES OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA
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.
GUIDE TO FIRST AID FOR SNAKEBITE
to do in a snakebite emergency, this 28 page
booklet, written by Johan Marais, now includes
a section about First Aid for Pets.
GUIDE TO SNAKES AND SNAKEBITE
snake identification features,
snake removals information,
free information posters, and more.
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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.
Online Kids’ Snake Awareness Course
This course covers, an introduction to snakes & reptiles, how snakes work, snake senses, snake behavior, snake defences, snakebite and venom, snakes of southern Africa, profiles on 45 snakes, quizzes, worksheets and colouring pages.
Snake Removers Database
We maintain a list of snake removers throughout Southern Africa.
