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Juvenile Rhombic Egg Eater near Big Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (20170904)
Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra) - harmless.
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Some security personnel in Big Bay captured this little Rhombic Egg-Eater in a box and called me to collect it earlier today.
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Although completely harmless, people often get a fright and kill Egg-Eaters due to their defensive posturing - they coil their bodies and rub their keeled scales against each other to produce a loud hissing noise, then flatten their head and open their mouth whilst pretending to strike:
https://www.facebook.com/BloubergSnakeRescue/videos/1652095758425151/
In reality they barely have any teeth, and they are completely harmless!
Mainly nocturnal, Egg-Eaters feed exclusively on birds' eggs. They have sharp protrusions on the inside of their spine that they use to crack an egg open after they've swallowed it, then they spit the shell back out.
Oviparous, they lay 6-25 eggs in summer.
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Read more about this snake here: https://bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/snake-profiles/dasypeltis-scabra-rhombic-egg-eater/
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Some security personnel in Big Bay captured this little Rhombic Egg-Eater in a box and called me to collect it earlier today.
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Although completely harmless, people often get a fright and kill Egg-Eaters due to their defensive posturing - they coil their bodies and rub their keeled scales against each other to produce a loud hissing noise, then flatten their head and open their mouth whilst pretending to strike:
https://www.facebook.com/BloubergSnakeRescue/videos/1652095758425151/
In reality they barely have any teeth, and they are completely harmless!
Mainly nocturnal, Egg-Eaters feed exclusively on birds' eggs. They have sharp protrusions on the inside of their spine that they use to crack an egg open after they've swallowed it, then they spit the shell back out.
Oviparous, they lay 6-25 eggs in summer.
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You can help us keep our wildlife safe! Even small donations help immensely:
http://www.bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/donate
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I received a call about a large Cape Cobra on a farm near Contermanskloof earlier today - the snake was stuck between a barn door and the wall, and two of the guys there kept an eye on it for me while I was on my way.
IMPORTANT: Don’t ever try holding a snake the way you see me doing it in this video - it is extremely dangerous to do if you haven't been trained on the correct technique (some species of snake can bite sideways and get to you while you're necking them, and some can bite through their own jaw to get to you).
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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.
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I relocated this juvenile Cape Cobra from a home in Duynefontein yesterday.
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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.
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I removed this Cape Cobra from under someone’s couch on a second-floor apartment near Big Bay tonight.
It’s quite a strange place to find such a large snake, but he think he may have hitched a ride under one of the complex residents’ cars!
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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.
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I collected this Juvenile Slug Eater from a business near Contermanskloof earlier today - it had somehow made its way into their offices.
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Also known as a "tabakrolletjie" in Afrikaans, this relatively common little snake can grow up to 43cm in length. They prefer damp localities near grassland, but can also be found in moist savannah, lowland forest, and fynbos.
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Viviparous, they give live birth to 6-22 young in late summer.
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A Big Bay resident saw this Boomslang looking out from under his roof and called me to capture it for him.
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A local armed response company called me to capture this subadult Mole Snake that had slithered under a slab of concrete near the beach.
The grip I have on the snake in this video isn't ideal - it had wriggled around just before the video started - if this was a venomous snake, I would have held it differently. Please don't ever pick up snakes, even if you think you've identified it!
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I was called out to a construction site to remove this Mole Snake from a storage container in Parklands yesterday.
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Mole Snakes are found in a variety of habitats, even mountainous regions and deserts, but they're particularly common in sandy scrub-covered and grassveld regions.
They spend most of their time underground, pushing their way through soft sand in search of moles and other rodents. Viviparous, they give live birth to anywhere between 25-50 babies in late summer.
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