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Introduction
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Part 1 - Garden Snakes
- Introduction to Garden Snakes
- Herald Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)
- Common Slug-eater (Duberria lutrix)
- Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)
- Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)
- Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)
- Other Common Garden Snakes
- Advanced Snake Identification – Garden Snakes – Quiz
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Part 2 - The Deadly Dozen
- Introduction to The Deadly Dozen
- Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
- Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)
- Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)
- Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
- Forest Cobra (Naja subfulva)
- Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)
- Black Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricincta woodi)
- Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)
- Vine Snake (Thelotornis capensis)
- Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)
- Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)
- Gaboon Adder (Bitis gabonica)
- Advanced Snake Identification – The Deadly Dozen – Quiz
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Part 3 - Black Snakes
- Introduction to Black Snakes
- Natal Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas concolor)
- Common Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas polylepis)
- Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii)
- Black File Snake (Gracililima nyassae)
- Common Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense)
- Natal Black Snake (Macrelaps microlepidotus)
- Dichotomous key to the identification of the black snakes of Southern Africa
- Advanced Snake Identification – Black Snakes – Quiz
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Part 4 - Small Patterned Snakes
- Introduction to Small Patterned Snakes
- Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus)
- Rhombic Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scabra)
- Dwarf Beaked Snake (Dipsina multimaculata)
- Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)
- Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)
- Many-spotted Reed Snake (Amplorhinus multimaculatus)
- Comparison of Small Patterned Snakes
- Advanced Snake Identification – Small Patterned Snakes – Quiz
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Part 5 - Sand and Grass Snakes
- Introduction to Sand and Grass Snakes
- Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)
- Cape Sand Snake (Psammophis leightoni)
- Cross-marked Grass Snake (Psammophis crucifer)
- Fork-marked Sand Snake (Psammophis trinasalis)
- Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)
- Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)
- Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus)
- Dwarf Sand Snake (Psammophis angolensis)
- Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis)
- Leopard Sand Snake (Psammophis leopardinus)
- Skaapstekers (Psammophylax spp.)
- Advanced Snake Identification – Sand and Grass Snakes – Quiz
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Part 6 - Green Snakes
- Introduction to Green Snakes
- Many-spotted Reed Snake (Amplorhinus multimaculatus)
- Ornate Green Snake (Philothamnus ornatus)
- Angolan Green Snake (Philothamnus angolensis)
- Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)
- Eastern Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis)
- Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus occidentalis)
- Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)
- Dichotomous key to the identification of the Philothamnus species of Southern Africa
- Advanced Snake Identification – Green Snakes – Quiz
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Part 7 - The Coral Clash
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Part 8 - Dwarf Adders
- Introduction to Dwarf Adders
- Albany Adder (Bitis albanica)
- Southern Adder (Bitis armata)
- Berg Adder (Bitis atropos)
- Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)
- Many-horned Adder (Bitis cornuta)
- Plain Mountain Adder (Bitis inornata)
- Péringuey’s Adder (Bitis peringueyi)
- Red Adder (Bitis rubida)
- Namaqua Dwarf Adder (Bitis schneideri)
- Desert Mountain Adder (Bitis xeropaga)
- Advanced Snake Identification – Dwarf Adders – Quiz
