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COMMON SNAKES OF THE

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK


VERY DANGEROUS M I L D LY
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 DANGEROUS


DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS
Black Mamba Mozambique Spitting Cobra Snouted Cobra Intermediate Shield-nose Cobra
(Dendroaspis polylepis) (Naja mossambica) (Naja annulifera) (Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius)

VERY VERY
DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS
DANGEROUS
Common Boomslang - male Bibron’s Stiletto Snake Puff Adder Snouted Night Adder
(Dispholidus typus viridis) (Atractaspis bibronii) Photo Warren Dick (Bitis arietans arietans) (Causus defilippii)

VERY M I L D LY CAN INFLICT


DANGEROUS VENOMOUS A NASTY BITE HARMLESS
Southern Twig Snake Marbled Tree Snake Southern African Python Brown House Snake
(Thelotornis capensis capensis) (Dipsadoboa aulica) (Python natalensis) (Boaedon capensis)

M I L D LY M I L D LY M I L D LY
VENOMOUS HARMLESS
VENOMOUS VENOMOUS
Herald or Red-lipped Snake Spotted Bush Snake Olive Grass Snake Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake © Johan Marais African Snakebite Institute
(Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) (Philothamnus semivariegatus) (Psammophis mossambicus) (Psammophis subtaeniatus)

M I L D LY M I L D LY M I L D LY
HARMLESS
VENOMOUS VENOMOUS VENOMOUS
Striped Skaapsteker Rhombic Egg-eater Rufous Beaked Snake Eastern Tiger Snake
(Psammophylax tritaeniatus) (Dasypeltis scabra) (Rhamphiophis rostratus) (Telescopus semiannulatus)

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
Johan Marais | African Snakebite Institute Awareness, Scorpion Awareness and Venomous Snake Handling.
+27 82 494 2039 | [email protected] Johan is accredited by the International Society of Zoological Sciences
(ISZS) and is a Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA)
www. AFRICANSNAKEBITEINSTITUTE .com and Travel Doctor-approved service provider. His courses are also
accredited by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

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