King cobra and spitting cobra are highly venomous snakes with different venom delivery methods and behaviors. King cobra, the ...

The Mozambique spitting cobra, one of Africa's most dangerous snakes, can spit venom accurately up to 3 meters. Its venom contains neurotoxins and cytotoxins, causing paralysis and severe tissue ...

In between, rescuing snakes from humans (or visa versa), he assisted a Tweni farmer and his wife from the lethal venom of a Mozambique spitting cobra. It was a close call for Tanya Nadauld, who ...

According to the African Snakebite Institute, the Mozambique spitting cobra is mostly active at night and often enters houses. Although it accounts for the majority of serious snakebite cases in ...

Few creatures inspire awe and terror quite like the formidable snake, but some of these voracious reptiles are more deadly ...

FOR three months, a Chatsworth chicken farmer allowed a Mozambican spitting cobra to live on his farm as it protected his stock from rodents. But when it posed a risk to his employees, Lee Pather ...

The centre is home to about 150 of the world’s deadliest snakes, whose venom is regularly extracted through “milking”.

Not all snakes are dangerous. In fact, many of Durban’s most common snakes, such as the spotted bush snake and brown house ...

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health Department has sought to allay public fears regarding a potential shortage of snake antivenom ...

“This allows the team to adapt themselves to the behavioural patterns of snake species such as the king cobra, monocled cobra and spitting cobra. Regular training is needed to acquire handling ...