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Dangerous Snakes of Zimbabwe Guide

Zimbabwe is home to eighty-one snake species, with ten being very dangerous and thirteen potentially deadly. The document lists several highly dangerous snakes, including the Black Mamba and various types of cobras and adders. It also provides emergency protocols for snake bites, emphasizing the importance of keeping the victim calm and seeking immediate medical assistance.

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Dangerous Snakes of Zimbabwe Guide

Zimbabwe is home to eighty-one snake species, with ten being very dangerous and thirteen potentially deadly. The document lists several highly dangerous snakes, including the Black Mamba and various types of cobras and adders. It also provides emergency protocols for snake bites, emphasizing the importance of keeping the victim calm and seeking immediate medical assistance.

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DANGEROUS SNAKES

OF ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe has eighty one different types of snakes. Thirty three species
are not venomous, while ten can inflict rather painful VERY DANGEROUS
DANGEROUS
bites. Thirteen species are considered potentially deadly. Has caused Painful bite, but does
human fatalities not require antivenom

VERY VERY VERY VERY


DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS
Black Mamba Eastern Green Mamba Southern Twig Snake Eastern Twig Snake
(Dendroaspis polylepis) (Dendroaspis intermedius) (Thelotornis capensis capensis) (Thelotornis mossambicanus) Photo David Maguire

VERY VERY VERY VERY


DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS
Common Boomslang - male Common Boomslang - female Common Boomslang - juvenile Anchieta’s Cobra
(Dispholidus typus viridis) (Dispholidus typus viridis) Photo André Coetzer (Dispholidus typus viridis) (Naja anchietae)

VERY VERY VERY VERY


DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS

© Johan Marais African Snakebite Institute


Snouted Cobra Mozambique Spitting Cobra Rinkhals Forest Cobra
(Naja annulifera) (Naja mossambica) (Hemachatus haemachatus) (Naja subfulva)

VERY VERY
DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS
DANGEROUS
Bibron’s Stiletto Snake Berg Adder Puff Adder Gaboon Adder
(Atractaspis bibronii ) Photo Warren Dick (Bitis atropos) Photo James Harvey (Bitis arietans arietans) (Bitis gabonica)

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
Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and
IN THE EVENT OF A SNAKE BITE
DO NOT
Travel Doctor-approved service provider. His courses are ... apply a tourniquet.
w
1 Keep the victim calm, immobilized and
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
Bag Valve Mask. Antivenom (if required) must
Johan Marais | African Snakebite Institute
be administered by a doctor
+27 82 494 2039 | johan@asiorg.co.za
3 Call the Poison Information Centre help- in a hospital environment.
www. AFRICANSNAKEBITEINSTITUTE .com line for further advice: 0861 555 777.

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