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Cobra vs Rinkhals: What’s the Difference?

Cobra vs Rinkhals: What’s the Difference? Cobra vs Rinkhals: What’s the Difference? When it comes to venomous snakes in Southern Africa, the cobra and the Rinkhals are often confused — and understandably so. Both can raise their forebodies and spread a hood in a threat display, and both are highly venomous. But despite their similarities, […]

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Spring: Here Come The Frogs and Snakes!

Spring is just around the corner and soon the snakes will be too! With the eastern parts of South Africa being summer rainfall regions the onset of spring brings relief from the dry cool winters, for Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, the North West and Mpumalanga. During the winter months most amphibians are […]