Western Stripe-Bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus) - mildly venomous. *Please click on the button below to "Share" this post!* -- I'm on holiday in Limpopo at the moment and I'm hopeful to find some snake species we don't have in the Western Cape. Last night we had a power outage and when someone went to check the breaker box, they found this little snake inside. Western Stripe-Bellied Sand Snakes have a very distinctive, broad yellow band down the center of their bellies. One of the fastest snakes in Africa, this species is active during the day, often during the hottest hours. Although mildly venomous, they're not dangerous to humans. They feed primarily on lizards, but also eat frogs, rodents, and small birds. Oviparous, they lay 4-10 eggs in the summer. -- Thank you to all of our donors, including Reload Espresso Bar in Table View, Parklands, and Sunningdale: http://bit.ly/reload-espresso-bar -- Download our FREE “Snake Removal Pro” app to have instant access to your nearest snake catcher’s contact details, read frequently asked questions, watch snake rescue videos, and more: http://bit.ly/snakeremovalpro You can help us keep our wildlife safe! Even small donations help immensely: http://www.bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJSax_UP_TQ

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Herald Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) - mildly venomous. *Please click on the button below to "Share" this post!* -- A florist in Paarden Island called me about this small snake they'd found in a bundle of flowers. It seems like this snake was shipped from the flowers from Wolseley, but I checked with Cape Nature and they were OK with me releasing it in a local area where Herald Snakes do occur. -- You can help us keep our wildlife safe! Even small donations help immensely: http://www.bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/donate -- Herald Snakes can often be found seeking shelter under rockeries or compost heaps in gardens. They’re especially common in marshy areas, fynbos, lowland forest, moist savannah, and grassland. They prey mainly on toads, and when threatened they raise their flattened head horizontally whilst hissing and striking with the mouth open. Oviparous, they lay 6-19 eggs in the summer. Herald Snakes bite readily when threatened, but their venom is not thought to have any harmful effects on humans. -- Read more about this species here: https://bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/snake-profiles/pseudaspis-cana-mole-snake/ Find your nearest snake catcher's contact details here: https://snakeremoval.co.za/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUye25P1jgg

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) - venomous & very dangerous if threatened. *Please click on the button below to "Share" this post!* -- This juvenile (baby) Cape Cobra was rescued from a place in Parklands earlier today, and was quite the little poser for our video & photos! -- 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=T_HlwAtyI6M