COMMON SNAKES OF THE WEST COAST NATIONAL PARK VERY DANGEROUS MILDLY DANGEROUS VENOMOUS HARMLESS Has caused Painful bite, but does Not thought Not dangerous human fatalities not require antivenom to be harmful to humans VERY VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Cape Cobra Cape Cobra - juvenile Cape Boomslang - male Cape Boomslang - female (Naja nivea) (Naja nivea) Photo Marius Burger (Dispholidus typus typus) (Dispholidus typus typus) VERY MILDLY MILDLY MILDLY DANGEROUS VENOMOUS VENOMOUS VENOMOUS Puff Adder Cape Grass Snake Karoo Sand Snake Cross-marked Grass Snake (Bitis arietans arietans) (Psammophis leightoni) Photo André Coetzer (Psammophis notostictus) (Psammophis crucifer) MILDLY MILDLY CAN INFLICT CAN INFLICT VENOMOUS VENOMOUS A NASTY BITE A NASTY BITE Spotted Skaapsteker Herald or Red-lipped Snake Mole Snake Mole Snake - juvenile (Psammophylax rhombeatus) (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) (Pseudaspis cana) (Pseudaspis cana) Photo Tyrone Ping HARMLESS HARMLESS HARMLESS HARMLESS Aurora House Snake Common Brown Water Snake Rhombic Egg-eater Common Slug-eater (Lamprophis aurora) (Lycodonomorphus rufulus) Photo Tyrone Ping (Dasypeltis scabra) (Duberria lutrix lutrix) © 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..