A professional snake handler saved a family from a Cape Cobra lurking in their kitchen cabinet The brave man courageously grabbed the venomous snake with his bare hands, without harming it ...

People put out poison to kill rats and mice, and this kills secondary animals – birds of prey, and snakes especially.” On Wednesday, another Cape cobra was rescued in Highbury, Kuils River ...

The private plane, a Beechcraft Baron 58, was carrying four passengers, as well as the snake. A bite from a Cape cobra is lethal and can kill someone in just 30 minutes, so not wanting to cause ...

Snakes like Puff Adders, Mole Snakes, and soon Cape Cobras are becoming more active in search of food and warmth. Ping advises residents to stay alert, keep local snake catchers' numbers handy, and ...

These common names are so entrenched that it will be pointless to try and change them. The Cape file snake, (Limaformosa capensis), is not found in the Cape and is now referred to as the common ...

Its a nice, adult specimen, measuring a metre in length and one of the most feisty vine snakes I have ever rescued," Evans added. It was back to Westville North a short while later for a cobra rescue.

But they have also been subject to exaggerated length measurements in the past, with snakes of over 24 metres allegedly sighted. In reality, the green anaconda rarely exceeds 6.25 metres. The king ...

There are more than 50 species of snakes that live in the seas. Some are super venomous and they can zip through the water ...

according to Cape Town reptile expert Tyrone Ping. After the Mozambique spitting cobra and the puff adder, the stiletto snake accounts for the majority of serious snake bites in South Africa.

Abu Zarin Hussin takes a selfie with one of his snakes A Malaysian man who became famous for his snake-handling skills has died after being bitten by a cobra. Abu Zarin Hussin, a firefighter ...

open image in gallery A pitbull attacked a King Cobra in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, saving children from the venomous snake, and became a national hero. Screengrab (Stringers Hub / Screengrab ...