Mexican Black King Snake Care
Keeping and Breeding Mexican Black King Snakes Introduction The Mexican Black King Snake is a subspecies of the Common King Snake and naturally occurs in the Sonora Desert, Northwestern Sinaloa, Mexico and small parts of Arizona. The Mexican Black King Snake interbreeds with the Californian King Snake in parts of its range, these naturally occurring […]
Read moreAfrican Giant Bull Frog Care and Ecology
Pixie Frog The African Giant Bullfrog nicknamed the Pixie frog in the overseas pet trade. Pixie frog is derived from the first part of this frog’s scientific name Pyxicephalus adsperus. An African Giant Bullfrog is a 1 kg 25cm long green monster that has two tooth like projections on the lower jaw that feeds on […]
Read moreAll You Need To Know About Antivenom
All About Anti Venom The concept of Vaccines Anti Venom is basically a vaccine against venom. Bacterial and viral vaccines pre date the production of anti venom. The concept of how vaccines work is fairly simple to understand, take your annual flu vaccine for instance. You are injected with a small amount of inactive flu […]
Read moreDwarf Boa Care and Breeding
Small but Impressive, Keeping Dwarf Boas […]
Read moreRed Blood Python High Red Morph
Normal red Blood Pythons are red with yellow blotches and sometimes with a stripe running down the back. The best quality red Blood Pythons are stunning snakes which are bright blood red with clear crisp yellow markings. Many of the red Blood Pythons in South Africa are actually crosses between Red Blood Pythons and Borneo […]
Read moreAfrican Vipers and Adders
There are several large viper species under the genus Bitis most well known of this group is the Puff Adder and Gaboon Viper. Puff Adders are a wide ranging snake and can be found in most of Africa, there is even a subspecies of Puff Adder that can be found in Somalia. The colour of […]
Read moreMildly Venomous Snakes Facts vs Fiction
Introduction Many snakes possess some type of venom gland and enlarged teeth to incapacitate prey. The toxicity of the venom varies greatly, with some snakes such as Black Mambas and Cape Cobras have extremely toxic venom which is of great medical significance to humans. I will not be discussing these dangerous snakes farther I will […]
Read moreVenom Types and Their Effects on Humans
This article will cover three different snake venom types, Cytotoxic, neurotoxic and hemotoxic. I have also added a category for other” which will describe venom types not covered by the three main types. Please note that many venomous snakes have a combination of venoms not just a single type. Example of this is the Papuan […]
Read moreAfrican House Snake Species Guide
Brown House Snake This is the local house snake we get in South Africa and is a common and wide spread species. As this snake is indigenous to South Africa permits are required to keep them in Gauteng. There are several locality and captive bred morphs of this snake. These include the KZN locality which […]
Read moreInvasive Species List Updates
Below are Major Updates to the Invasive Species Legislation Corn Snakes have been removed from the invasive species list Boa Constrictors have been removed from the list for Gauteng and no longer require permits Green Iguanas have been removed from the list for Gauteng and no longer require permits Burmese Pythons: The scientific name of […]
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