DANGEROUS SNAKES OF ZAMBIA Zambia has 92 different types of snakes. 16 are considered potentially deadly while another 9 are capable of VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS inflicting very painful bites. Has caused Painful bite, but does human fatalities not require antivenom VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Black Mamba Puff Adder Gaboon Adder Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Dendroaspis polylepis) (Bitis arietans arietans) (Bitis gabonica) (Atractaspis bibronii) VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Rhombic Night Adder Snouted Night Adder Anchieta’s Cobra Banded Water Cobra (Causus rhombeatus) (Causus defilippii) (Naja anchietae) (Naja annulata) Photo Bill Branch VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Forest Cobra Mozambique Spitting Cobra Black-necked Spitting Cobra Kivu Boomslang (Naja melanoleuca) (Naja mossambica) (Naja nigricollis) (Dispholidus typus kivuensis) VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Common Boomslang - male Common Boomslang - female Southern Twig Snake Forest Twig Snake (Dispholidus typus viridis) (Dispholidus typus viridis) Photo André Coetzer (Thelotornis capensis capensis) (Thelotornis kirtlandii) Photo Bill Branch © 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..