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Gogo Maweni
lifestyle

‘This should be illegal’: Gogo Maweni shows off her snakes [watch]

snakes antivenom producers
Environment

South African-produced snake antivenom shortage

NSPCA
News

NSPCA rescues three ABUSED Southern African pythons

Gogo Maweni
Celeb News

‘This should be illegal’: Gogo Maweni shows off her snakes [watch]

snakes antivenom producers
Environment

South African-produced snake antivenom shortage

NSPCA
News

NSPCA rescues three ABUSED Southern African pythons

King Cobra
Offbeat

King Cobra makes ‘impressive’ escapes out of zoo [VIDEO]

By Agence France-Presse24-10-2022 13:51

A zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend.

Watch SANParks issues warning video
News

WATCH | Snake season! SANParks issues warning [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga19-10-2022 12:24

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Puff adder cobra snake
News

Snake season! SANParks issues warning

By Garrin Lambley19-10-2022 10:32

As summer approaches and temperatures rise, snakes become more active – and SANParks has issued a warning to be vigilant.

Verreaux's Eagle Owl animal sighting
Lifestyle

Animal sighting: Owl catches a snake – WATCH

By Garrin Lambley14-10-2022 12:36

In this latest animal sighting, a Verreaux’s eagle-owl tangles with a snake at Nkorho Bush Lodge in the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve.

Watch Man tries to kiss cobra video
News

WATCH | Man tries to kiss cobra [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga06-10-2022 11:57

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

cobra man
Offbeat

WATCH: Man tries to kiss cobra – and it didn’t end well

By Thabo Baloyi05-10-2022 11:37

The man had apparently just rescued the cobra when he attempted to kiss the serpent – you can watch that bone-chilling clip here

Drakensberg
News

Drakensberg hotel guest airlifted after venomous snake bite

By Storm Simpson03-10-2022 11:41

A hotel guest was bitten by a snake in the Drakensberg on Sunday. No anti-venom is available and symptoms could last for weeks.

Snake lizard animal sighting
Lifestyle

Animal sighting: Monitor lizard fights snake in vain attempt to escape – WATCH

By Garrin Lambley18-09-2022 09:49

This snake was looking for an easy meal. It caught a baby monitor lizard, but the lizard put up one hell of a fight.

Black Mamba KZN snake
Offbeat

Check your TV stands! Black Mamba found in KZN family’s lounge

By Tom Head14-09-2022 10:52

A Black Mamba sparked huge panic inside a KZN family home this week, when it crawled out of a TV stand in the living room.

brown house snake animal sighting
Lifestyle

Animal sighting: Snake swallows bird 3 times its size – PICTURES

By Garrin Lambley02-09-2022 09:04

In this animal sighting, a brown house snake kills and swallows a bird three times its size by constricting it and then gulping it down.

two-headed snake, southern brown egg-eating snake, KZN snake rescuer Nick Evans, Jean-Claude, Dangerous Creatures Exhibit, uShaka Marine World, Durban
KwaZulu-Natal

Meet Jean-Claude: The two-headed snake at uShaka Marine World

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty07-07-2022 18:48

KZN snake rescuer Nick Evans’ rare find, a two-headed serpent, has been relocated to the Dangerous Creatures Exhibit at uShaka Marine World.

two-headed snake KZN
KwaZulu-Natal

30cm long and rare two-headed snake rescued in Ndwedwe, KZN

By Nokwanda Ncwane29-06-2022 16:33

What are the chances of one spotting a two-headed snake? Well a rare one was recently rescued in Ndwedwe, KZN.

snake cobra
Lifestyle

Cobra in the engine: Brave man removes venomous snake from car

By Marilynn Manuel19-03-2022 20:00

A brave man named Neville tackled a Cape Cobra that decided to nestle itself behind a car’s radiator. Take a look…

Southern African python
Lifestyle

WATCH: Southern African Python stuck on electric fence saved

By Nokwanda Ncwane21-02-2022 20:30

A good Samaritan was kind enough to assist the group of friends in saving The Southern African Python in Umhlali.

WATCH: Flight diverted after passengers spotted a SNAKE on the plane
News

WATCH: Flight diverted after passengers spot a SNAKE on the plane

By Corné van Zyl14-02-2022 12:11

A long snake can be seen slithering through an overhead light fixture during a flight in a video shared by a passenger.

Ginimbi and Zodwa Mkandla
Celeb News

Ginimbi’s ex-wife Zodwa Mkandla denies he used snakes to get his millions

By Rae Seleme14-02-2022 09:28

Ginimbi’s ex-wife Zodwa Mkandla says the late Zimbabwean millionaire worked hard for his money and never used snakes or any witchcraft.

snake
Environment

Grown man gets jumpy after HUGE snake comes after his car [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel08-02-2022 11:30

‘The snake is now the proud owner of a Land Rover,’ commented one person after watching a man run for his life as a snake approached the car.

brown house snake
Lifestyle

That’s heavy, man! Snake creeps into home workout session…

By Naledi de Wee02-02-2022 16:26

A slithery friend interrupted a Pietermaritzburg father’s home workout…but, luckily for him, snake catcher Dean Boswell came to the rescue.

Nick Evans
Lifestyle

Nick Evans saves Durban family from 2.5m black mamba [photos]

By Naledi de Wee29-12-2021 13:43

‘Snake Season’ star Nick Evans rescued a Durban family after they spotted a 2.5m black mamba slithering through their home.

Maeta
Music

‘Suffering for art’: Singer Maeta bitten by snake on music video set [watch]

By Naledi de Wee24-12-2021 12:41

‘Hope they at least got a decent shot’: Things took a turn for R&B singer Maeta on her music video set after she was bitten by a snake.

Merry Christmasss: Family shoc
Lifestyle

Merry Christmasss: Family shocked by unexpected visitor in tree [watch]

By Lorne Philpot14-12-2021 10:43

A Western Cape family had an unwelcomed (deadly) guest hanging around in their Christmas tree last Friday.

Nick Evans snakes
Environment

Snake whisperer Nick Evans ‘rescues’ four big black mambas [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel23-11-2021 15:22

Durban’s famous snake catcher Nick Evans managed to capture four black mambas who scared the living daylights out of local residents!

landlord snake
Lifestyle

Is your tenant a slippery customer? Collect your rent – Kenyan-style!

By Lorne Philpot09-11-2021 21:47

A fed-up landlord bared his fangs by resorting to using a snake to make life uncomfortable for tenants who had not paid their rent..

Cape Town snake
News

October marks the start of snake season: Here’s what to do if bitten

By Storm Simpson15-10-2021 17:51

Snakes in South Africa become more active between October and April as the weather becomes warmer. Most of the country’s snakes are harmless, however, the public is urged to watch their step.

Radical recoil: ‘Man of Steel’
Lifestyle

Radical recoil: ‘Man of Steel’ video of python release goes viral [watch]

By Erene Roux05-10-2021 13:45

A farm worker has been dubbed ‘a man of steel’ after he released an African rock python into the wild in the North West province.

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