How to find a snake remover in your area?
You’ve found a snake on your property. Perhaps in the house, office or factory? But you’re not sure where to…
How to identify a potentially dangerous scorpion
There are around one hundred and fifty scorpion species in Southern Africa, some still undescribed. That makes identifying them a…
How to Identify Snakes
We have almost four hundred thousand members on our various Facebook and social media groups and pages, and the most…
How to use snake handling equipment
So you’ve purchased your first set of snake handling equipment, in the hopes of safely removing unwanted slithering visitors from…
Identifying Snake Skins
You’re watering the garden and discover a shed snake skin in a rockery. Where is the snake? What is the…
Identifying the Green Snakes of Southern Africa
There are nine snakes in southern Africa that may be green in colour. These snakes can be complicated to tell…
KwaZulu-Natal Snake Courses
African Snakebite Institute – KwaZulu-Natal Snake Courses There are ten highly venomous species in the province, including the two spitting…
More info on the Rinkhals
First described by Bonnaterre, back in 1790, the Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a snake often encountered in urban areas of…
Not a snake but a Legless Skink
Often confused with their serpent relatives, Legless Skinks are of the genus Acontias and are in fact lizards and…
Pets and Snakebite
Cats are highly intelligent, very quick and seldom get bitten by snakes, even though they often catch snakes and bring…