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Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) - venomous and very dangerous. *Please click on the button below to "Share" this post!* -- Saturday evening I was called out to a house in Parklands North where the residents had spotted a snake in their living room, but by the time I got there the snake was gone. Today, just a couple of houses down the street, residents found what may be the same animal in their back yard - they called Parklands Neighborhood Watch who called me, and I captured it for them. -- You can help us keep our wildlife safe! Even small donations help immensely: http://www.bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/donate -- Also known as a "Koperkapel" or "Geelslang" in Afrikaans, the Cape Cobra is a common venomous snake in our area that can range in color from yellow through reddish brown to black. When threatened or cornered, it's quick to spread a hood and won't hesitate to bite. Cape Cobra venom is highly neurotoxic (the most potent of any African cobra), which means that it attacks the nervous system and causes respiratory collapse (the victim stops breathing), which in turn leads to suffocation. As in most cases, this snake was doing its best to try and get away from us humans. Even though it's essential to be respectful of the danger that a snake like a Cape Cobra poses, if you give them room to escape they will always try to get away and hide - there's no snake in South Africa that will aggressively chase you. -- Read more about this species here: https://bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/snake-profiles/naja-nivea-cape-cobra/ Find your nearest snake catcher's contact details here: https://snakeremoval.co.za/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udgt5_KZ248

This weekend my mini daschund Zoey met my dad's pet springbuck Nina. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtyVdWHH6dw

This is a recording of the Facebook Live Question & Answer session I did with the Table View (Cape Town) community in January 2017. I discussed some specific safety topics, then answered any questions the viewers had about snakes, snakebite, and snake safety. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y6A-nG_jf0