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CSC on Jou Show Met Emo & Wicus

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Grant

Grant and Elroy go on the Jou Show Met Emo & Wicus for a fun filled snake demo in front of a live audience. Watch for Grant’s terrible attempt at Afrikaans which probably left his mother in tears after their years in the Orange Free State. Emo heads for the hills in expression of his great love for snakes -…

Puff Adder Removal

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Grant

Puff Adder Removal Video https://youtube.com/watch?v=xQnQcBBZumQ%3Ffs%3D1%26hd%3D1 This puff adder was caught in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, and released on Signal Hill. The snake had made the wooden deck in the video its home. Everyday it would exit

Cape Town Metro Snake Survey

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Grant

Do you live in or ever visit Cape Town? Do snakes interest or worry you? Do you like to spend time outdoors? Have you ever wondered how often snakes are encountered or people are bitten by them? If you have answered yes to any of these questions then please get involved at complete this short survey by clicking here The survey…

Video: Decapitated Copperhead Snake Still Bites

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Grant

Ok so this isn’t really the best move if we’re talking snake conservation. Chopping the head off of a snake is really the last thing that we want to be seeing. I understand the thoughts process, kids, dogs and your own safety. But killing a snake is very often a dangerous affair. Either it only aggravates aggravates the snake more (more…

Snake Venom Saves Lives

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Grant

Snake Venom We are only just starting to comprehend the potential benefits of snake venom Cancer cures, pain killers and reducing the chance of heart attacks are just a few of the powerful ways in which snake venom could help any one of us. And here is another, picture someone you know bleeding profusely at the scene of an accident….

The Ultimate Cobra Snake Facts Guide

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Grant

Cobra Snake Facts: A Guide Cobra – for many, this word alone conjures up an image in the mind’s eye of a snake standing proudly with a hood spread wide. It may even arouse an array of emotion from reverence to fear to respect, love and even hate. And although these iconic snakes are quite familiar to us, there is…

Injecting Snake Venom

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Grant

Wow, this is almost unbelievable - self injecting snake venom!!? This guy, Steve Ludwin, has been injecting himself with various types of snake venom for over 20 years! At first I felt totally against this, but after watching the video and seeing where Steve is coming from my feelings have changed a little. He’s passionate, honest and realistic. He doesn’t…

Cape Cobra or Boomslang?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Grant

Another lesson in not assuming… Call for a large snake high up in a tree. Cream underneath, brown to dark on top. In the tree for most of the day, it started off getting harassed by the owner’s cats in the morning while trying to eat a western leopard toad. Those of us who got the call all thought the…

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