DANGEROUS SNAKES OF MPUMALANGA Mpumalanga has seventy five different types of snakes. Thirty six species are not venomous, while eleven can inflict rather painful bites. VERY DANGEROUS Seven species are considered potentially deadly. DANGEROUS Has caused Painful bite, but does human fatalities not require antivenom VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Black Mamba Black Mamba Rinkhals Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Dendroaspis polylepis) (Dendroaspis polylepis) (Hemachatus haemachatus) (Atractaspis bibronii) Photo Warren Dick VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Common Boomslang - male Common Boomslang - female Common Boomslang - juvenile Southern Twig Snake (Dispholidus typus viridis) (Dispholidus typus viridis) Photo André Coetzer (Dispholidus typus viridis) (Thelotornis capensis capensis) VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Snouted Cobra Snouted Cobra - banded phase Mozambique Spitting Cobra Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja annulifera) (Naja annulifera) (Naja mossambica) (Naja mossambica) Photo Martin Smit DANGEROUS VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Berg Adder Rhombic Night Adder Puff Adder Puff Adder (Bitis atropos) Photo Peter Webb (Causus rhombeatus) (Bitis arietans arietans) (Bitis arietans arietans) © 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..