A man in South Africa had his own surprising snake encounter. In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed .

A nature conservationist and popular YouTuber commonly referred to as “South Africa’s Steve Irwin,” Graham “Dingo” Dinkelman, died at age 44 Saturday from a venomous snake bite.

A snake catcher shared a thrilling video demonstrating how he caught one of Africa's most venomous snakes, the boomslang, in a bushy area where people were hanging out The dangerous reptile, known ...

And while spring is a sign of renewal in nature, it also South Africa’s snake season. South Africa’s snakes and their shrinking habitat as they compete with rapid urbanisation has been ...

YouTuber Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman, dubbed 'South Africa's Steve Irwin,' died after being bitten by a venomous snake. The wildlife conservationist was 44 and had three children.

An endemic snake to South Africa, ... It hunts small reptiles including other snakes. They are brown to purplish-brown or black and sometimes have distinct white bellies that extend up the sides.

A family in South Africa, wondering why their cats were peering intently into their Christmas tree, were startled to find an unexpected visitor nestled among the baubles - a venomous snake.

A family in South Africa discovered a boomslang — a very venomous snake — hiding inside their Christmas tree. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

It wasn't a mouse, though.It was a boomslang, the most venomous snake in South Africa, where the family lives.Drop for drop, a boomslang's bite is worse than a cobra's or mamba's, but its venom ...

The snake was female and between 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) and 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) long, Heyns told CNN on Tuesday. He said he instructed the family to stay away from the tree, but to "keep their ...