Not as common as the Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis), this snake prefers moister habitats and is partial to rubble and debris near human dwellings.
It feeds on lizards, rodents, and other snakes, and is oviparous, laying 5 - 15 eggs in summer.
Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) - non-venomous, but can inflict a painful bite.
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I collected this juvenile (baby) Mole Snake from a construction site near Plattekloof earlier today.
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Mole Snakes are found in a variety of habitats, even mountainous regions and deserts, but they're particularly common in sandy scrub-covered and grassveld regions.
They spend most of their time underground, pushing their way through soft sand in search of moles and other rodents. Viviparous, they give live birth to anywhere between 25-50 babies in late summer.
Interestingly, juvenile (young) mole snakes have a variety of patterns and colors that they lose completely once they reach adulthood.
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Herald Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) - mildly venomous.
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A florist in Paarden Island called me about this small snake they'd found in a bundle of flowers. It seems like this snake was shipped from the flowers from Wolseley, but I checked with Cape Nature and they were OK with me releasing it in a local area where Herald Snakes do occur.
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Herald Snakes can often be found seeking shelter under rockeries or compost heaps in gardens. They’re especially common in marshy areas, fynbos, lowland forest, moist savannah, and grassland.
They prey mainly on toads, and when threatened they raise their flattened head horizontally whilst hissing and striking with the mouth open.
Oviparous, they lay 6-19 eggs in the summer.
Herald Snakes bite readily when threatened, but their venom is not thought to have any harmful effects on humans.
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Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) - venomous and very dangerous.
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I was called out this afternoon to remove this young Cape Cobra from a garden in Melkbosstrand after the home owners saw their cat chasing it across their patio stairs.
Also known as a "Koperkapel" or "Geelslang" in Afrikaans, the Cape Cobra is a common venomous snake in our area that can range in color from yellow through reddish brown to black.
When threatened or cornered, it's quick to spread a hood and won't hesitate to bite. Cape Cobra venom is highly neurotoxic (the most potent of any African cobra), which means that it attacks the nervous system and causes respiratory collapse (the victim stops breathing), which in turn leads to suffocation.
As in most cases, this snake was doing its best to try and get away from us humans. Even though it's essential to be respectful of the danger that a snake like a Cape Cobra poses, if you give them room to escape they will always try to get away and hide - there's no snake in South Africa that will aggressively chase you.
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Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) - non-venomous, but can inflict a painful bite.
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A Royal Ascot resident found her cat facing off with this Mole Snake in her back garden yesterday, grabbed the cat (and got scratched in the process), then called me to capture the snake for her.
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Mole Snakes are found in a variety of habitats, even mountainous regions and deserts, but they're particularly common in sandy scrub-covered and grassveld regions.
They spend most of their time underground, pushing their way through soft sand in search of moles and other rodents. Viviparous, they give live birth to anywhere between 25-50 babies in late summer.
Interestingly, juvenile (young) mole snakes have a variety of patterns and colors that they lose completely once they reach adulthood.
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Common Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus) - harmless.
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A family in Melkbosstrand found this tiny little snake in their pool, then called me to come relocate it for them.
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Nocturnal and aquatic, these snakes swim very well. They’re usually confined to damp localities near streams and rivers, and although mainly active at night may hunt along shaded streams during the day.
It feeds on frogs, tadpoles, small fish and occasionally nestlings and rodents. Oviparous, it lays 6-23 eggs in mid-summer with young measuring 15-22cm.
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Boomslang (Dispholidus typus typus) - venomous and very dangerous.
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An Atlantis resident found his dogs barking at this young Boomslang in his yard earlier today, and called me to relocate it for him.
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Boomslang are known for their strikingly large eyes - the largest of any African snake. Females are light to olive brown with dirty white to brown bellies, whereas males may have a variety of colors but usually present dark green on top with yellow bellies and black markings in-between their belly scales.
Shy and diurnal (active during the day), they spend most of their lives in trees and shrubs where they hunt eggs, birds, frogs, chameleons, and other tree-dwelling lizards.
Their venom is haemotoxic, which means that it affects the clotting mechanism in blood and leads to severe internal and external bleeding, or even haemorrhage if untreated. Although potent, the venom is slow-acting and may take more than 24 hours to produce serious symptoms - an effective anti-venom is available in some locations.
There are two common myths about the Boomslang: firstly, that they drop from trees onto people who walk by (they don’t), and secondly that because they’re rear-fanged they can only bite you on your little finger (they are rear-fanged, but can open their jaws 170 degrees and bite you almost anywhere on your body).
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Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) - non-venomous, but can inflict a painful bite.
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I was called out to remove this very lively (and large!) Mole Snake from a house in Milnerton today, whom the residents had affectionately named "George".
George was safely relocated to the bush shortly thereafter.
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Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) - venomous and very dangerous.
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Residents of an apartment complex in Bellville called me earlier today about a snake they saw going into some bushes on a ledge.
I had to spend some time searching through the very thick foilage, but finally saw this Cape Cobra's tail and was able to get him into my snake bucket.
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Also known as a "Koperkapel" or "Geelslang" in Afrikaans, the Cape Cobra is a common venomous snake in our area that can range in color from yellow through reddish brown to black.
When threatened or cornered, it's quick to spread a hood and won't hesitate to bite. Cape Cobra venom is highly neurotoxic (the most potent of any African cobra), which means that it attacks the nervous system and causes respiratory collapse (the victim stops breathing), which in turn leads to suffocation.
As in most cases, this snake was doing its best to try and get away from us humans. Even though it's essential to be respectful of the danger that a snake like a Cape Cobra poses, if you give them room to escape they will always try to get away and hide - there's no snake in South Africa that will aggressively chase you.
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