Are juvenile snakes more venomous than adults?
Animal Planet or Nat Geo put together a documentary in which it was stated that juvenile snakes are more dangerous…
Animal Planet or Nat Geo put together a documentary in which it was stated that juvenile snakes are more dangerous…
South Africa has a rich diversity of spider species, with more than 2000 species. This is directly related to our…
The Stiletto Snake or Sypikslang (Atractaspis bibronii), is a small, highly venomous snake, that accounts for numerous snakebites during the…
In many of our snake species there is a great deal of colour variation, making identification quite difficult. The Boomslang,…
Identifying snakes can be rather difficult as they vary in colour. The Cape Cobra varies dramatically in colour, often from…
I have built up a large image bank of reptile and amphibian photographs over the past 45 years –…
We have a large presence on social media with well over 500 000 followers over our various pages. Our Facebook group…
One of the biggest challenges we face in Africa is the availability of antivenom and snakebite deaths has been recognised…
African Snakebite Institute – Durban Courses There are ten highly venomous species in KwaZulu-Natal, including the two spitting snakes (the Rinkhals…
The genus Bitis comprises of 18 species restricted to Africa with the exception of the Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)…