ASI Training Courses

2025 Public Course Dates

November 2025

(For any public course queries, please email us on courses@asiorg.co.za or call us on +27 64 704 7229)

01 November 2025 – Springbok  – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling – Click here to view full course info and booking form

28 November 2025 – Exotic Animal World – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling –  Click here to view full course info and booking form

29 November 2025 – Exotic Animal World – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling –  Click here to view full course info and booking form

30 November 2025 – Exotic Animal World – Advanced Venomous Snake Handling – Click here to view full course info and booking form

28 November 2025 – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling –  Click here to view full course info and booking form

29 November 2025 – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling –  Click here to view full course info and booking form

29 November 2025 – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge – Kids’ Snake Awareness Session – Click here to view full course info and booking form

30 November 2025 – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge – Advanced Venomous Snake Handling – Click here to view full course info and booking form

December 2025

(For any public course queries, please email us on courses@asiorg.co.za or call us on +27 64 704 7229)

05 December 2025 – Exotic Animal World – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling –  Bookings for this course is not yet open

06 December 2025 – Exotic Animal World – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling –  Bookings for this course is not yet open

07 December 2025 – Exotic Animal World – Venomous Snake Handling Bootcamp –  Bookings for this course is not yet open

05 December 2025 – Inyathi Park, Pretoria – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling – Bookings for this course is not yet open

06 December 2025 – Inyathi Park, Pretoria – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling – Bookings for this course is not yet open

06 December 2025 – Inyathi Park, Pretoria – Kids’ Snake Awareness Session – Bookings for this course is not yet open

07 December 2025 – Inyathi Park,Pretoria – Venomous Snake Handling Bootcamp –  Bookings for this course is not yet open

REVIEWS

African Snakebite Institute

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Lauren Agenbag

18:45 01 Jul 25

Fantastic course! I attended the level 1 snake awareness and venomous snake handling course. It was very interesting, insightful and enjoyable. I had a great time and would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in learning about snakes.

Response from the owner 19:29 01 Jul 25

Thanks Lauren, hope to see you at Bootcamp soon.

Emma Fagan

14:37 25 Jun 25

Great courses teaching safe handling for both the handler and the snake. Highly recommend!

Response from the owner 14:59 25 Jun 25

Thanks Emma, looking forward to seeing you at a future course.

Francois du Toit

09:33 29 May 25

Amazing course! Had a wonderful time.

Response from the owner 06:30 30 May 25

Great to have you there Francois!

Moyra Keane

09:37 27 May 25

The Snake Awareness and Snakebite First Aid course was amazing. I learnt a great deal of interesting and useful information. Excellent presenter and very professionally organised.

Response from the owner 06:12 28 May 25

Thanks for your review Moyra! Glad to hear you enjoyed the course.

Darren Evans

06:59 27 May 25

I really enjoyed the amount of practical time we had. Gives you time to gain the right confidence. The trainers had a wealth of practical advice and experience. So it was lovely picking their brain. This was the third time I've done the Bootcamp, but first time the tree scenario was included - which was great. I also liked the smaller group giving everyone a few more opportunities to practice the techniques.

Response from the owner 13:22 28 Jun 22

Thanks for the kind words. See you at a future course.

Rudie Cronje

15:05 20 May 25

I wanted to improve my nature guiding skills, but I had little knowledge about snakes and had never handled them before. The team that presented the course was extremely knowledgeable and ensured that all handling was safe. The critical role of first aid was well presented. Thank you for this great opportunity.

Response from the owner 07:21 21 May 25

Great to have you there for both days Rudie!

Leigh-Ann Van Der Linde

13:03 20 May 25

Had such an amazing experience last year with Level 1 & this year with Level 2! Keep up the awesome work ASI! 😉

Response from the owner 13:17 20 May 25

Thanks Leigh-Ann! Great to have you on the courses.

Maria Scheepers

13:15 09 May 25

Needed snake gaters, GOT IT
Highly recommended!

Response from the owner 06:54 12 May 25

Hi Maria, thanks for your review, we are so glad you are happy with your purchase.

Doron Frantzen

18:14 13 Apr 25

Thank you Sake, Shawn and team for an awesome weekend about snake awareness and handling !!!!
Appreciating snakes with more insight and confidence 😃

Response from the owner 05:35 14 Apr 25

Thanks for your kind words Doron. It was great to have you there!

Crispin Thompson

16:50 21 Jan 25

The ASI Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling course provided an ideal opportunity for me to expand my knowledge of Southern African snakes, scorpions and spiders. The information and instruction provided by Johan Marais and his team was very useful and the calm, friendly atmosphere made the experience even more enjoyable.

Antje Madden

17:19 20 Jan 25

I attended the Advanced Snake Handling course because I needed more confidence with how to handle a snake situation by myself. I was so impressed by Johan and the Trainers. The way the course was run was top class and I now have more confidence. I can highly recommend the course. Good luck for the future.

Bernard Madden

Mariëtte Van Rooyen

10:26 20 Jan 25

I attended the had the greatest experience on 18 & 19 January 2025 with the ASI team!
I attended both the "Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling", and the "WC- Venomous Snake Handling Bootcamp" courses.
The team (Johan Marais, Tim, Quin and Megan) is professional, they assisted and supported each person under their individual circumstances (fear, doubt, hesitancy, eagerness) during both the courses.

It was great to have a female instructor's (Megan) guidance and understanding during the course.

Thank you ASI team!

Sorita Holtzhausen

01:36 22 Dec 24

(For the website) I found a scorpion in my house and this was the best identification and helpful information. PS it was Plain Pymy-thicktail, safely relocated it to the garden it came from.

Matthew Boshoff

12:21 11 Dec 24

All the instructors were really nice and helpful with any questions, they all made sure your safety was the number one priority. I recommend if you regularly encounter snakes or just love snakes to do the course.

Daniella Jones

09:10 25 Nov 24

Thank you to the ASI team, we completed the venomous snake handling course on Saturday. We thoroughly enjoyed the course. A special thanks to Johan, Shawn, Tim, Brian and Teacher - your team is absolutely incredible! We will definitely be partaking in the bootcamp training very soon!

Thank you team!