27
Jun
Category Archives: herping
04
Nov
Adventure, Africa, Cape Town, Cobra, Dangerous Snakes, Harmless Snakes, Herpetology, herping, Photography, Reptiles, South Africa, venomous
Snakes Of Cape Town
Snakes Of Cape Town While the western cape is only home to around 42 species of snakes of which most are completely harmless and only half a dozen or so are considered to be dangerous and capable of inflicting a bite which would require serious medical attention. With Cape Town being surrounded by wide open […]
24
Apr
Africa, herping, Photography, Reptiles, South Africa, Southern Africa, Uncategorized
THE LITTLE FIVE – INSIDE AFRICA CNN DOCUMENTARY
The full length feature as seen on CNN INSIDE AFRICA “The Little Five” I was fortunate enough enough to be part of this film explaining the importance and threats towards the Natal Midlands Dwarf Chameleon and four other highly threatened species in South Africa. The film looks into five of the small endangered or vulnerable […]
26
Mar
Adventure, Africa, Amphibians, Dangerous Snakes, Harmless Snakes, Herpetology, herping, Photography, Reptiles, Road Life, Social Media, South Africa, Southern Africa, Travel
Namaqualand Road Trip 2019: Part 2
Day 4Â – Leaving Augrabies Falls National Park – Springbok (300,2km) Continuing where we left off with the second segment of a trip across Namaqualand. Around 20km from Augrabies Falls National Park we encountered our first casualty a Karoo Sand Snake and an hour or so later a Dwarf Beaked Snake. The temperatures were exceedingly […]
14
Mar
Africa, Black Mamba, Dangerous Snakes, Durban, Herpetology, herping, Kwa Zulu Natal, Photography, Reptiles, South Africa, Southern Africa, venomous
Snakes And Their Fang Structure.
SNAKES AND THEIR FANG STRUCTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA. The different species of venomous snakes have different fang structures, venom types and different delivery methods to inject their venom. The delivery methods and fang structures depend on various factors such as habits, prey and the environment where the snake lives. Essentially fangs are modified teeth and […]
30
Jan
Adventure, Africa, Bradypodion, Cape Town, Cobra, Dangerous Snakes, Eastern Cape, Field Trips, Harmless Snakes, Herpetology, herping, Karoo, Kwa Zulu Natal, Naja, Photography, Reptiles, snakes, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape
Namaqualand Road Trip 2019: Part 1
Namaqualand Road Trip 2019: Part 1 Day 1 – Durban To Clarens (384km) The start the journey to Namaqualand began on 12th December 2019 after work on a Thursday afternoon which would be the last working day of 2019 and I couldn’t have been more excited. Much like the last day of the 4th term […]
29
Sep
Adventure, Africa, Amphibians, Bradypodion, Chameleon, Eastern Cape, Field Trips, Frogs, Harmless Snakes, Herpetology, herping, Karoo, Kwa Zulu Natal, Lizards, Photography, Reptiles, Road Life, snakes, South Africa, Southern Africa, Travel, Venomous, Western Cape
Trip Through the Garden Route, Baviaanskloof and Karoo.
Long Awaited Trip To The Baviaanskloof. With another public holiday in September I made the most of it and took the day before (Monday) off work so I could have a decent amount of time to get down to do this trip. Although not ideal my Canon Twin Flash system went on the brink and […]
26
Aug
Amphibians, Dangerous Snakes, Durban, Gauteng, Herpetology, herping, Kwa Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Photography, Reptiles, snakes, South Africa, Southern Africa, Venomous, Western Cape, Zululand
Spring: Here Come The Frogs and Snakes!
Spring is just around the corner and soon the snakes will be too! With the eastern parts of South Africa being summer rainfall regions the onset of spring brings relief from the dry cool winters, for Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, the North West and Mpumalanga. During the winter months most amphibians are […]
13
Aug
Adventure, Africa, Amphibians, Cobra, herping, Kwa Zulu Natal, Lizards, Lowveld, Reptiles, Road Life, snakes, South Africa
A Trip To The Lowveld.
Winter Herping In The Lowveld With yet another long-weekend I made plans and set off for a few days in the Lowveld based in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Where I met up with Theo Busschau and Adriaan Jordaan. Leaving Nelspruit we heading towards Lisbon where we’d hope to find Swazi Rock Snakes and a few other reptiles […]