The Cape cobra is one of the two snakes that account for the majority of snakebite deaths in southern Africa. Johan Marais from the African Snakebite Institute (ASI) talks about this nervous snake.
The Gaboon adder is one of the most colourful and attractive snakes in Africa, but is so camouflaged in its natural environment that it is rarely seen. While highly venomous, it rarely bites, says Johan Marais of the African Snakebite Institute
Often described as a “brown snake with black diamonds on the body”, the Night Adder favours damp localities and is fairly common around the wetter eastern half of South Africas.
The Mozambique Spitting Cobra is the exception when it comes to venomous snakes: it is an active hunter, with a potently cytotoxic venom.
Most people have an innate fear of snakes, believing the only good snake is a dead snake. And the Mamba is one most people fear.
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