Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans ) Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus ) Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus ) Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera) Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii ) Common Boomslang - female (Dispholidus typus viridis ) Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris ) Black-headed Centipede-eater (Aparallactus capensis ) Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus ) Herald or Red-lipped Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis ) Cape Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense capense) Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) Common Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus ) Photo Tyrone Ping Rhombic Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scabra) Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus ) Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora) Bibron’s Blind Snake (Afrotyphlops bibronii ) Photo Tyrone Ping Common Boomslang - male (Dispholidus typus viridis ) CRADLE OF HUMANKIND HARMLESS VERY DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS MILDLY VENOMOUS Has caused human fatalities VERY DANGEROUS HARMLESS HARMLESS MILDLY VENOMOUS HARMLESS Painful bite, but does not require antivenom DANGEROUS HARMLESS MILDLY VENOMOUS MILDLY VENOMOUS CAN INFLICT A NASTY BITE HARMLESS HARMLESS OF THE COMMON SNAKES Not thought to be harmful MILDLY VENOMOUS Not dangerous to humans HARMLESS Photo Tyrone Ping © Johan Marais African Snakebite Institute Johan Marais | African Snakebite Institute +27 82 494 2039 | [email protected] www. AFRICAN SNAKEBITE INSTITUTE .com 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).