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Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)
Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)
Common Boomslang - male(Dispholidus typus viridis) Photo Luke Kemp
Common Boomslang - female(Dispholidus typus viridis)
Spotted Skaapsteker(Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus)
Spotted Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps lacteus)
Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus) Photo Tyrone Ping
Herald or Red-lipped Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)
Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)
Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus) Photo Tyrone Ping
Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)
Mole Snake(Pseudaspis cana)
Southern Brown Egg-eater (Dasypeltis inornata) Photo Tyrone Ping
Common Brown Water Snake(Lycodonomorphus rufulus) Photo Tyrone Ping
Common Slug-eater(Duberria lutrix lutrix)
Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)
Common Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense capense)
Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)
Delalande’s Beaked Blind Snake(Rhinotyphlops lalandei ) Photo Tyrone Ping
Natal Black Snake (Macrelaps microlepidotus) Photo Tyrone Ping
C A N I N F L I C T A N A S T Y B I T E
D A N G E R O U S M I L D LYV E N O M O U SD A N G E R O U S M I L D LY
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Has caused human fatalities
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Painful bite, but does not require antivenom
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Not thought to be harmful
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Not dangerous to humans
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JOHAN MARAIS is the author of various books on reptiles including the best-seller A Complete Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa. He is a
popular public speaker and offers a variety of courses including Snake Awareness, Scorpion Awareness and Venomous Snake Handling.
Johan is accredited by the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS) and is a Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA)
and Travel Doctor-approved service provider. His courses are also accredited by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
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Johan Marais | African Snakebite Institute+27 82 494 2039 | [email protected] .com
Juan Marillier | The Venom Pit Snake Park+27 83 285 0534 | [email protected]
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