Flowerpot Snake
One of few successful invasive snakes that came in with the soil of ornamental flowers, hence the common name.
One of few successful invasive snakes that came in with the soil of ornamental flowers, hence the common name.
A medium-sized snake that averages 60 cm but may reach a meter in length. It is the most widely distributed sea snake in the world and is found in most warm oceans.
This is a small snake of around 20 – 25 cm but reaching a maximum length of 35 cm. There are three colour forms. The Zimbabwe animals are light brown with dark spots down the back. Another form is grey to blue with a pale stripe down the back. The last form is dark, sometimes with fine white speckling.
A greyish to purple-brown or reddish brown snake with a broken orange to yellow stripe down the vertebrae often with black spots or blotches.
One of the larger thread snakes averaging 15–20 cm with a maximum length of 25.5 cm. It is lilac grey to flesh pink in colour with a uniform grey to pink belly.
A robust, slow-moving snake that averages 35-50 cm in length but may reach 85 cm. It is nocturnal and inhabits humic soil in well-wooded and forested areas as well as grassland where it is seldom seen.
A secretive snake that is largely seen at night especially on roads. It is slate grey in colour with 19 – 38 pale bands on the body and tail that fade with age. Juveniles are vividly marked alternating black and tan or orange bands.
A small python that averages 1.2 m with a maximum length of around 1.8 m. This protected snake inhabits riverine bush and rugged rocky habitat in Namibia where it hunts for warm-blooded prey such as rodents and birds.
A colourful nocturnal snake that is usually yellow in colour with dark speckling down the back. It is fossorial, only coming to the surface on hot, moist summer nights.
A colourful nocturnal snake that is usually dark brown or black on top, with yellow or white sides. It is fossorial, only coming to the surface on hot, moist summer nights.