African Reptiles , Amphibians , Spiders , Scorpions and other Reptiles

African Reptiles , Amphibians , Spiders , Scorpions and other Reptiles African venomous snakes and other reptiles

11/07/2018

Essexi's dwarf leaf-toed gecko (Goggia essexi) from Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. found with Courtney Robert Hundermark

11/07/2018

Juvenile Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) from Pretoria East.

11/07/2018

Kunene Coral Cobra - Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi

It's distribution ranges from South western Angola and north-western Namibia (Kaokoveld).
Max size 60 to 75cm.
Venom is neurotoxic with no anti-venom available. Medical treatment will have to be done symptomatically.

11/07/2018

Stunning colours - Puff Adder in northern Mozambique.

10/07/2018

Southern brown egg eater (Dasypeltis inornata) from Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.

10/07/2018

Bitis parviocula - Ethiopian Mountain Adder

This beautiful large adder's distribution ranges from Southern Ethiopia. It can grow up to approx. 1.3m. It has only been described in 1977. It's scalations also resembles the Puff adder, but the colors differ substantially as it's dorsum is pale to dark green or yellow brown. The distinguishing marking between Bitis parviocula and Bitis arietans is two dark marks which are seperated by a light pale transverse line behind the level of the eyes. It has beautiful diamond shaped patterns on the back. It is venomous but known to be a placed snake, hissing when feeling threatened.

Information from "Snakes of Ethiopia" by Stephen Spawls

Thanks again to Jonas Arvidsson for allowing the sharing of his images from his face book page "Snake"

10/07/2018

A Black Button Spider (Latrodectus sp) with her egg sac. Afungi, northern Mozambique. This is one of the medically important spiders in Southern Africa.

10/07/2018

A 1.5 m Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) in a dead tree. Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

10/07/2018

Juvenile Boomslang (Dispholidus typus typus) from Grahamstown, Eastern cape.

09/07/2018

Selfie through the eye of a Boomslang.
Little bit of Gondwana lodge in the background. wildlife reserve

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