“Giant” Puff Adders 11th November 2017Johan Maraisgiant puff adders, Giant snakes, Myths, Puff Adder, Snake hoaxes Viral Posts "Giant" Puff Adders Photographs of "giant" snakes often do the rounds on the social media and new maximum... Read More
“Harmless vs Venomous” 1st June 2019Ashley KempHarmless vs venomous, Myths, Poisonous snakes, Snake myths, supersition, viral posts Viral Posts "Harmless vs Venomous" Another image doing the rounds on social media is this one. Telling users how only... Read More
“Poisonous snake vs Non-poisonous snake” 18th May 2020Ashley KempBlack Mamba, Myths, Poisonous snakes, Snake myths, supersition, viral posts Viral Posts "Poisonous snake versus Non-poisonous snake" Another misleading viral post doing the rounds on social media “Poisonous snake vs... Read More
“Poisonous versus Non-poisonous” 11th November 2017Johan MaraisBlack Mamba, Myths, Poisonous snakes, Snake myths, supersition, viral posts Viral Posts "Poisonous versus Non-poisonous" Another misleading viral post - “Poisonous vs non poisonous” (Snakes are considered venomous and not... Read More
“The Black Mamba Snake” 4th June 2019Ashley Kempblack mambas, The black mamba snake, viral posts Viral Posts "The Black Mamba Snake" Another viral image filled with misinformation. Firstly the photograph is not of a Black Mamba... Read More
Can Puff Adders strike backwards? 11th November 2017Johan Maraishoaxes, Myths, Puff adders, Strike backwards Myths and Hoaxes Can Puff Adders strike backwards? It is a popular myth that it is safe to stand in... Read More
Free Handling Puff Adders 1st June 2019Ashley KempFree handling puff adders, Hoax, Myths, Puff adders, Snake Hoax, viral posts Viral Posts Free Handling Puff Adders Another popular video and the man free-handling three Puff Adders is reportedly from Northwest... Read More
Giant Anaconda 11th November 2017Johan MaraisFalse, Giant acaconda, Hoax, Myths and Legends, Snake Hoax Viral Posts Giant Anaconda Several photographs of a giant Anaconda/Reticulated Python have been doing the rounds on the social media... Read More
How forced perspective works 11th November 2017Johan Maraisdepth perception, Forced perspective, hoaxes, optical illusion, Snake Hoax Myths and Hoaxes Forced Perspective and Snakes Photographs of exceptionally large snakes are often published in social media and, at... Read More
Hypnotizing snakes 1st June 2019Ashley KempHoax, hypnotizing snakes, man hypnotizes cobra, Myths, Snake Hoax, viral posts Viral Posts Man "hypnotizes" cobra A video clip of a man 'hypnotizing' a cobra has been doing the rounds on... Read More