Telling male and female snakes apart is not always easy. In adders of the genus Bitis females have much shorter tails than males but without another tail to compare with it could be confusing.
There are five highly venomous species in the province, including the one spitting snake (the Black Spitting Cobra). Most snakes try to avoid humans at all costs and move off quickly, meaning that bites to humans are rare.
There are ten highly venomous species in KwaZulu-Natal, including the two spitting snakes (the Rinkhals and Mozambique Spitting Cobra). Most snakes try to avoid humans at all costs, and considering the number of people in KwaZulu-Natal, bites are rare.
There are five highly venomous species in the province, including the two spitting snakes (the Rinkhals and Black Spitting Cobra). Most snakes try to avoid humans at all costs, and considering the number of people in the Western Cape, bites are rare.
There are ten highly venomous species in the province, including the two spitting snakes (the Rinkhals and Mozambique Spitting Cobra). Most snakes try to avoid humans at all costs, and considering the number of people in KwaZulu-Natal, bites are rare.
We have three very popular online snake courses; Beginners’ Guide to Snake Identification, Advanced Snake Identification and Snake Awareness and First Aid for Snakebite.
Gauteng has a large diversity of snakes, which are naturally found from the grass and vlei lands around Johannesburg to the bushveld areas around Pretoria. Because the province is largely built up, with both residential and industrial buildings, many of the snakes encountered are either in the house, garden, or in business premises.
