Snake
latest news & developments
SA Vaccine Producers face delays in snakebite antivenom production
About 4 000 people are bitten by snakes annually but only a quarter of those being admitted to hospital and only 10% require antivenom
Snake handler comes to the rescue in eSwatini antivenom crisis
The country is facing a critical shortage of antivenom to treat the victims of snake bites
Don’t let the botanicals go to your head
A well-tailored punt gets a pleb out of Brixton in Johannesburg and shows him the sights, smells and tastes of the various larney silos in Cape Town
The battle to bring antivenoms to Africa
A shortage of snake antivenom in Africa is a "shameful failure"
Chinese woman’s online snake purchase proves deadly
The young woman in the northern province of Shaanxi died eight days after being bitten by the many-banded krait
Brain has specific radar for snakes, find scientists
Snakes tend to arouse sharp fear in monkeys, apes and humans; scientists now say they have found specific brain cells that fire off a rapid warning.
Shoo! Woman bitten after chasing mamba with fly spray
An elderly woman from Mokopane is in a critical condition after being bitten by a snake she was trying to chase off with a can of insecticide.
Cobra catches a 170km ride to Pretoria in couple’s car
A Pretoria couple drove 170km from the Kruger National Park with a Mozambique spitting cobra in their car, according to a media report on Wednesday.