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, […]
The Reptiles of the Limpopo Province and Kruger National Park Their Ecology, Behaviour and Distribution by Ruan Stander The Kruger National Park is home to 125 of South Africa’s 434 species. All except six of these living gems also occur in the Limpopo Province, from which a staggering total of 204 species are known. The […]
Cape Cobra and how to identify them. The Cape Cobra is Africa’s most venomous Cobra Field Notes: A large, impressive cobra, which is arguably one of the most variable in colour and abundant venomous snakes in the Western Cape,. It is often referred to as the most venomous snake in Africa. Although a nervous snake […]
Namaqualand Road Trip 2019: Part 1 Day 1 – Durban To Clarens (384km) The start the journey to Namaqualand began on 12th December 2019 after work on a Thursday afternoon which would be the last working day of 2019 and I couldn’t have been more excited. Much like the last day of the 4th term […]
The Top Three Snakes Responsible For Medically Significant Snake Bites In South Africa. Snake bites in South Africa are not as common as you would think, annually less than 12 people per annum die as a result of a venomous snake bite in South Africa. To put it into perspective more people die from allergic […]
A Guide To The Cobras Of South Africa. There are 5 species of true cobras of the genus Naja that are found in South Africa, of these 5 species only two are capable of spitting or spraying their venom. SNOUTED COBRA – NAJA ANNULIFERA BROWN FOREST COBRA – NAJA SUBFULVA MOZAMBIQUE SPITTING COBRA – NAJA […]