Of the Rest of South Africa
(Which can be Fatal to Humans)
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Where Found | Type of Venom | Immediate first Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cobra | Naja Nivea | ALL western South Africa | Neurotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital immediately, support breathing |
| Coral Snake | Aspidelaps lubricus | NC, WC, N of EC | Neurotoxic Venom(?) | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital |
| Black Spitting Cobra | Naja nigricollis woodi | NC, N or WC | Cytotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital. Treat eyes as for Rinkhals. |
| Mozambique Spitting Cobra | Naja mossambica | NWP, NP, MPL, N of KZN | Mildly Cytotoxic Venom - some Neurotoxic effects | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital Treat eyes as for Rinkhals. |
| Forest Cobra | Naja melanoleuca | N of KZN | Neurotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport rapidly to hospital |
| Snouted Cobra | Naja annulifera | NWP, NP, GTG, MPL, N of KZN | Neurotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport rapidly to hospital |
| Black Mamba | Dendroaspis polylepis | NWP, NP, MPL, N of KZN | Virulently Neurotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital at fastest possible speed |
| Green Mamba | Dendroaspis angusticeps | KZN - N of EC | Neurotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital |
| Rinkhals | Hemachatus Haemachatus | WC, EC, FS, KZN, NWP, GTG, S of KZN, | Neurotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital |
| Puffadder | Bitis Arietans | ALL | Cytotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital |
| Gaboon Adder | Bitis gabonica | N of KZN | Cytotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital immediately |
| Boomslang | Dispholidus Typus | WC, EC, MPL, NP, GTG, FS, KZN, NWP | Haemotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital |
| Twig Snake | Thelotornis capensis | MPL, NP, KZN | Haemotoxic Venom | Pressure bandage, immobilise limb, transport to hospital. |
And those which inflict painful but not fatal bites.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Where Found | Type of Venom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berg Adder | Bitis Atropos | WC, EC, KZN, MPL. Montane. | Neurotoxic |
| Horned Adder | Bitis caudalis | NC, NWP, NP, GTG | Mildly cytotoxic |
| Many-horned Adder | Bitis cornuta | NC | Virulently cytotoxic - yield is small |
| Desert Mountain Adder | Bitis xeropaga | NC | Not known |
| Red Adder | Bitis rubida | WC | Not known |
| Peringuey's Adder | Bitis peringueyi | NC | Not known - probably cytotoxic |
| Plain Mountain Adder | Bitis inornata | EC | not known |
| Namaqua Dwarf Adder | Bitis schneideri | NC | Mildly cytotoxic |
| Southern Adder | Bitis armata | WC | Not known |
| Albany Adder | Bitis albanica | EC | Not known |
| Common/Rhombic Night Adder | Causus rhombeatus | WC, EC, KZN, MPL, NP, GTG, NWP, FS | Weakly cytotoxic |
| Snouted Night Adder | Causus defilippii | KZN, MPL | Mildly cytotoxic |
| Many-Spotted Snake | Amplorhinus multimaculatus | WC, EC, KZN, MPL | Mildly cytotoxic |
| Shield-nose Snake | Aspidelaps scutatus | NP | Mildly neurotoxic |
| Spotted Harlequin Snake | Homoroselaps lacteus | WC, EC, FS, KZN, GTG, NP | Cytotoxic? |
| Boulenger's Garter Snake | Elapsoidea boulengeri | KZN, MPL, NP | Cytotoxic? |
| Sundevall's Garter Snake | Elapsoidea sundevalli | NP, GTG, MPL, KZN, FS | Neurotoxic? |
| Olive Grass Snake | Psammophis mossambicus | KZN, MPL | Mildly neurotoxic? |
| Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake | Pelamis platurus | All of East Coast. | Virulently neurotoxic. |
|
Bibron's Burrowing Asp Stiletto Snake |
Atractaspis bibroni | KZN, MPL, NP, NWP, GTG | Mildly neuro- and cytotoxic |
| Duerden's Burrowing Asp | Atractaspis duerdeni | NWP | Weakly neuro- and cytotoxic |
| WC - Western Cape | EC - Eastern Cape | NC - Northern Cape | FS - Free State |
| KZN - Kwa-Zulu Natal | GTG - Gauteng | NWP - North Western Province | NP - Northern Province |
| MPL - Mapumalanga | ALL - All of South Africa | N - North | S - South |
