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 the highveld.
First described by Bonnaterre, back in 1790, the Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a snake often encountered in urban areas of the highveld.
The only effective treatment for severe snakebite envenomation from a potentially deadly snake is antivenom. Using antivenom is not easy and, like most drugs, it has its disadvantages but in the right hands, and at the right time, it can be life-saving.
A medium to small scorpion under 6 cm with the tail extended. A light yellow to orange scorpion with a darker back, usually with series of pale-yellow spots down the centre of the back. There is often a dark V-shaped mask from the eyes to the mouth parts.
A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. An orange to yellow scorpion with a dark back. The arms are usually dark with yellow pincers. The tail and legs are also yellow with the last segment of the tail being dark.
The largest Lesser-thicktail scorpion reaching 7 cm with the tail extended. It is orange to yellow in colour often with some purple. The legs and pincers are yellow to orange as is the tail, sometimes with a darker last segment.
A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. A black to dark blue/olive scorpion with banded legs and pincers. The joints of the legs and tips of the pincers are usually light yellow to orange.
A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. It ranges from yellow to orange with a dark marking down the back to dark brown and black with lighter legs and pincers. The tail usually has a darker last segment and a light tipped sting. The pincers are usually dark with light tips.
A small scorpion under 3 cm with the tail extended. It is yellow to orange with a dark marking down the back. The tail and legs are usually orange with the hands of the pincers and last segment of the tail usually being darker in colour.
A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. A black to dark blue/olive scorpion with light banded legs and pincer. The joints of the legs and tips of the pincers are usually light yellow to orange.
A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. It is yellow to orange with a dark back that usually has some yellow pattern down the centre. The tail and legs are usually a lighter orange compared to the body. The tips of the pincers and the last segment of the tail are usually darker in colour.