DANGEROUS SNAKES OF MALAWI Malawi has 66 different types of snakes. Eleven are considered potentially deadly, while another five are capable VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS of inflicting extremely painful bites. Has caused Painful bite, but does human fatalities not require antivenom VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Swamp Adder Rhombic Night Adder Puff Adder Gaboon Adder (Proatheris superciliaris) (Causus rhombeatus) (Bitis arietans arietans) (Bitis gabonica) VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Bibron’s Stiletto Snake Bibron’s Stiletto Snake Black Mamba Eastern Green Mamba (Atractaspis bibronii) (Atractaspis bibronii) (Dendroaspis polylepis) (Dendroaspis intermedius) Photo Tyrone Ping VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Forest Cobra Mozambique Spitting Cobra Snouted Cobra Black-necked Spitting Cobra (Naja melanoleuca) (Naja mossambica) (Naja annulifera) (Naja nigricollis) VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Common Boomslang - male Common Boomslang - female Southern Twig Snake Oates’ Twig Snake (Dispholidus typus viridis) (Dispholidus typus viridis) Photo André Coetzer (Thelotornis capensis capensis) (Thelotornis capensis oatesii) © Johan Marais African Snakebite Institute Snakebite African © Johan Marais 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 EMERGENCY PROTOCOL and Venomous Snake Handling. Johan is accredited by the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS) and is a IN THE EVENT OF A SNAKE BITE Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and DO NOT ww Travel Doctor-approved service provider. His courses are 1 Keep the victim calm, immobilized and ... apply a tourniquet. also accredited by the Health Professions Council of ... cut and suck the wound. transport the victim to the closest South Africa (HPCSA). ... use ice or very hot water. hospital without delay. ... give the victim alcohol. ... apply electric shock. 2 If the victim stops breathing, resort to ... inject antivenom randomly. artificial respiration or make use of a Antivenom (if required) must Johan Marais | African Snakebite Institute Bag Valve Mask. be administered by a doctor +27 82 494 2039 | [email protected] 3 Call the Poison Information Centre help- in a hospital environment. www.AFRICANSNAKEBITEINSTITUTE.com line for further advice: 0861 555 777..