Snake Comparison – Spotted Skaapsteker vs Many-spotted Reed Snake
It’s easy to confuse a Skaapsteker with a Many-spotted Reed Snake. The graphic below illustrates how to recognize the key differences between the two.
It’s easy to confuse a Skaapsteker with a Many-spotted Reed Snake. The graphic below illustrates how to recognize the key differences between the two.
Quite a few people confuse a Spotted Skaapsteker with a Striped Skaapsteker. The graphic below illustrates how to recognize the key differences.
It’s easy to confuse the Twig Snake with a juvenile Boomslang. The graphic below illustrates how to recognize the key differences
It’s easy to confuse a Zebra with a Rinkhals. The graphic below illustrates how to recognize the key differences between the two.
With around 175 different types of snakes in Southern Africa, the subject of their conservation status is often raised. For many snakes in remote areas of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, as well as poorly researched areas in South Africa, we lack data and know little about some of the snakes that occur there.
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Spring is in full swing in Southern Africa – temperatures are rising, birds are nesting, and we’ve even seen a few minor rain showers.
Temperature increases at the start of spring and this is a cue for snakes to start moving and feeding. Many species will also start the mating season in spring.
Snakebite deaths are quite rare in South Africa with between 10-12 fatalities being reported annually. These fatalities are largely because of…
Hibernation has been described as an inherent, regular and prolonged period of inactivity during winter. The term ‘brumation’ is popularly used for reptiles.