PLEASE NOTE: This is an ONLINE course on Southern African snakes that you complete via the Internet. You will be issued with a digital certificate. To see our list of upcoming in-person courses, please click here.
Once you have signed up, you have lifetime access to the course, and are able to complete the course in your own time. The only time constraints are on the quizzes after each module, which need to be completed in the allotted time once started.
There are 176 species and subspecies of snakes in southern Africa. Some of these snakes are rare as they may have restricted distributions. Other species may be wide-ranging and are commonly encountered.
This course will examine the common snakes of Southern Africa.
If you’ve already purchased this course, click here to access it.
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 38 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Introduction3
- Part 1 - Harmless Species11
- 3.1Introduction to Harmless Species20 Minutes
- 3.2Thread and Blind Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.3Shovel Snouts30 Minutes
- 3.4Slug-eaters and Egg-eaters30 Minutes
- 3.5Wolf Snakes and File Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.6Green Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.7Kunene Racer and Semiornate Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.8Water Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.9Marsh and Swamp Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.10House and Rock Snakes30 Minutes
- 3.11Beginners Guide to Snake ID (SA) – Harmless Species – Quiz60 Minutes24 Questions
- Part 2 - Non-venomous Species with a Painful Bite3
- Part 3 - Mildly Venomous Species10
- 5.1Introduction to Mildly Venomous Species20 Minutes
- 5.2Centipede-eaters and Burrowing Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.3Tiger Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.4Heralds and Tree Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.5Sand and Grass Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.6Skaapstekers, Reed, and Mountain Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.7Bark and Keeled Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.8Quill-snouted Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.9Beaked Snakes30 Minutes
- 5.10Beginners Guide to Snake ID (SA) – Mildly Venomous Species – Quiz60 Minutes17 Questions
- Part 4 - Venomous Species8
- 6.1Introduction to Venomous Species20 Minutes
- 6.2Purple-glossed Snakes and Natal Black Snakes30 Minutes
- 6.3Harlequin Snakes30 Minutes
- 6.4Garter Snakes30 Minutes
- 6.5Stiletto Snakes30 Minutes
- 6.6Night Adders and Floodplain Vipers30 Minutes
- 6.7Dwarf Adders30 Minutes
- 6.8Beginners Guide to Snake ID (SA) – Venomous Species – Quiz60 Minutes17 Questions
- Part 5 - Highly Venomous Species9
- 7.1Introduction to Highly Venomous Species20 Minutes
- 7.2Puff Adders and Gaboon Adders30 Minutes
- 7.3Vine Snakes and Boomslang30 Minutes
- 7.4Sea Snakes30 Minutes
- 7.5Coral and Shield-nosed Snakes30 Minutes
- 7.6Rinkhals30 Minutes
- 7.7Cobras30 Minutes
- 7.8Mambas30 Minutes
- 7.9Beginners Guide to Snake ID (SA) – Highly Venomous Species – Quiz60 Minutes21 Questions
