Common Slug-eater
A small snake that averages 30 – 35 cm. It feeds exclusively on snails and slugs and locates them by following the slime trail. The Common Slug-eater favours damp localities in the south-eastern half of southern Africa.
A small snake that averages 30 – 35 cm. It feeds exclusively on snails and slugs and locates them by following the slime trail. The Common Slug-eater favours damp localities in the south-eastern half of southern Africa.
This common little snake averages 25-40 cm in length and is frequently found in suburban gardens. It is active at night when it hunts for lizards, especially skinks, and geckos. The Common Wolf Snake is fond of damp localities where it seeks refuge under rocks, logs and in rubbish heaps.
A widespread burrowing snake that spends most of its life underground in search of ants and their eggs. Individuals may be found in soil under rocks or logs, in deserted termite mounds or on the surface at night, especially after rains.
The largest of our water snakes, averaging 30-60 cm but reaching 1.2 m in length. It is largely aquatic and favours pools and shaded streams where it often swims submerged. Although harmless the Dusky-bellied Water Snake bites readily.
A harmless egg specialist that averages 60 cm but may reach 90 cm in length. This snake occurs from St. Lucia Village in Zululand northwards into Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and elsewhere further north where it favours lowland evergreen forest and moist savanna.
A smallish snake averaging around 18-25 cm reaching 35 cm. This snake inhabits lowland forest and moist savanna where it may be found under rocks or logs or in leaf litter. It is extremely docile and rarely attempts to bite. Unlike the other shovel-snouted snakes this snake does not coil and uncoil when threatened.
An uncommon and secretive snake that is active at night. Most known individuals have been found crossing roads or killed by vehicles. It was first described in 1887 from Touws River and Matjiesfontein but two individuals were found near Springbok back in 1982.
One of few successful invasive snakes that came in with the soil of ornamental flowers, hence the common name.
A uniform grey to dark brown or blackish snake that may have irregular yellow blotches, especially on the throat and in the anal region. It is a small snake averaging 15 cm with a maximum length of 18 cm. This snake inhabits coastal forest and moist savanna in northern Zululand, Mozambique and south-eastern Zimbabwe.