WHAT KINDA SNAKE???

hilex08 · Post by **hilex08** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:57 pm

please guys, i need help !!!!

i found this snake in my yard today, it spit venom into my dogs eyes, and both eyes are swolen.

gonna take it to the vet in the morning, but need info as to what kinda snake this is !!!!

ecotech · Post by **ecotech** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:09 pm

get rid of it a.s.a.p

it is a mozambique spitting cobra. extremly venomous......

ecotech · Post by **ecotech** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:11 pm

dont think coz its a moz spitting cobra it doesnt only stay in moz. it has been seen as far as bloem and even capetown.

the tourist going to moz catch them and thats the traveling route for them.....

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:54 pm

hilex08 wrote:please guys, i need help !!!!

i found this snake in my yard today, it spit venom into my dogs eyes, and both eyes are swolen.

gonna take it to the vet in the morning, but need info as to what kinda snake this is !!!!
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Geez Hennie, why wait? Phone the Vet now and hear what he has to say. Tomorrow might be too late.

-F_D

hilex08 · Post by **hilex08** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:12 pm

F_D,

i just came back from the vet, phoned his emergency number, and he said i did the right thing,

it must have happened early in the afternoon, i did not notice it, the other dog was barking the whole afternoon, which made me go out, where i found the snake at the pool.

first of all, my son took the dog into the swimpool and flushed his eyes,after the snake was killed.

then we flushed his eyes with milk , and reflushed in the bathroom with the hand held shower.

the vet said he should be fine, will take him in to the vet in the morning, he said some ointment will do the trick, but said i have nothing to worry...

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:23 pm

Hennie, good to hear! I had just read about all this as well on the Community Forum site too.

Poor doggy, but glad to hear he'll be fine! :)

-F_D

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:41 pm

Hope your Reptilian Visitors death was a slow one

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:37 am

Ja Nee ek like mos nie van slange nie, sjoe hoe gril ek nou.

hilex08 · Post by **hilex08** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:00 pm

thanks for the reponse guys !!!!

went to the vet this morning, and he gave me some ointment called "terra-cortril" which is kortosone based.

had to go to pta for the day, and my son was here the whole day, he doctored the dog.

came back an hour ago.....AND HERE IS THIS DOG DRAGGING THE CAT AROUND THE HOUSE !!!!

the dog is fine....with seemingly no after effects !!!

ek laaik nie slange nie.........eesh.. :wth:

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:40 pm

I saw this snake near Langebaan. I know this is not a good pic to id the snake but this is all I could see as it moved thru the bush. Can you id it....as I have never seen this colour snake before?

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:04 pm

Ja ek kan, dis 'n vieslike ding wat moet vrek, dis al wat ek wil weet

2.8 d/cab SFA · Post by **2.8 d/cab SFA** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:10 pm

kn nie mooi sien nie, marr lyk soos cobra ook, moet eers die kop sien

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:36 pm

Moet se die ou was vinnig in die bos so geen kop shots nie ongelukkig. Het hom gaan soek maar kon nie vinng genoeg oor of deur die draad nie. Moet se ek was ook maar vrek versigtig

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:52 pm

BenHur wrote:Ja ek kan, dis 'n vieslike ding wat moet vrek, dis al wat ek wil weet

Bennie, I like snakes as much (little!) as you do, but we need them to keep vermin such as rats under control. I hate rats more than I hate snakes. Snakes will generally leave you alone unless provoked (I am living proof to this... <shudder>).

-F_D

Post by **CasKru** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:21 pm

Niel al wat ek weet is dat as ek daai slang ontmoet in die bos en ons is in mekaar se pad.... gaan hy nie die enigste ding wees wat daar kleur skakering gaan hê nie.... sulke herfs kleure sê ek vir jou!

Ek kan nou wel nie bydrae tot watse slang dit is nie, maar ek kan vir jou bevestig dat dit wel 'n slang was.. 'n geele!

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:24 pm

:roll: jou humor is op sy beste die tyd van die aand

Post by **CasKru** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:29 pm

Jy moet my 3uur in die oggend sien

Net jammer ek is dan nooit wakker nie

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:37 pm

dankie tog

ecotech · Post by **ecotech** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:31 am

its a cape cobra, the diamond brown markings on the snake is a give away for it. the younger cape cobra doesnt have the markings as the older ones and has a brown coloured tail tip.....highly venomous and bloody fast.

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:02 am

Julle ouens raak persoonlik :wth:

Slange is deel van die natuur en maar net onbekend, seker n soort van ingebore vrees van die mens vir die diere. Ek is een van daai ouens wat eerder skree vir die arme slang se part maar as jou kinders in gevaar is maak dood, nes ek n hond sal doodmaak sonder on te dink wat my kinders kan bedreig.

Irishman · Post by **Irishman** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:34 am

Unfortunately snakes are like 4X4 drivers, it just needs one or two bad ones to condemn the rest. Some years ago I shot a large snake in my garden because of the kids, only to find out it was a mole snake. Six months later my front lawn was ruined with dozens of mole holes, and these were big buggers, about the size of a rabbit.
My neighbour has a large Burmese Python, which he lets run around in his garden from time to time. The locals run a mile when they see it, and he hasn't had an attempted burglary since

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:39 am

That Burm is a beauty, but that is very definitely in the eye of the beholder.

I love herps even more than I love my cars.

LouisK · Post by **LouisK** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:06 am

Niel wrote:I saw this snake near Langebaan. I know this is not a good pic to id the snake but this is all I could see as it moved thru the bush. Can you id it....as I have never seen this colour snake before?

Dis beslis 'n Kaapse Kobra (Naja nivea). Ek was die naweek by Swartriet en het, behalwe vir al die dooie molslange, ook drie dooie Kaapse Kobras gesien langs die pad. Hy is na die Swart mamba die gisftigste slang in SA. 38 ste in die wêreld!

http://www.venomdoc.com/LD50/LD50men.html

Ek is Saterdag met my gesin Trekoskraal toe sal more foto's plaas. Dis 'n pragtige plek, net jammer van al die onbewoonde strukture wat die ingang nogal na 'n plakkerskamp laar lyk.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:08 am

LouisK wrote:Ek is Saterdag met my gesin Trekoskraal toe sal more foto's plaas. Dis 'n pragtige plek, net jammer van al die onbewoonde strukture wat die ingang nogal na 'n plakkerskamp laar lyk.

Stem saam

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:47 pm

Niel wrote:I saw this snake near Langebaan. I know this is not a good pic to id the snake but this is all I could see as it moved thru the bush. Can you id it....as I have never seen this colour snake before?

Dis nie 'n slang nie - dis Bosvark wat in die bos gaan bollie het!

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:58 am

Ek het vir Grysmol (lid hier en slang vanger ...) ook gevra en hy bevesig toe ook n Kaapse Cobra van tussen 1.2 en 1.5 m

Bosvark · Post by **Bosvark** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:01 pm

Niel klein koppie spoeg cobra,sal kyk of ek n foto kan kry

Niel wrote:Ek het vir Grysmol (lid hier en slang vanger ...) ook gevra en hy bevesig toe ook n Kaapse Cobra van tussen 1.2 en 1.5 m

frik · Post by **frik** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:23 pm

Stem saam slange is deel van die voedsel ketting as jy regtig n urge het om iets dood te maak kan ek n paar goed noem maar my eerste keuse is Indian Mynors die voels verpes my erger as ........

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:24 pm

nee man, wat vertel jully my noe.
Ek vis baie in the langebaan, en my fav spot daar by oesterwalle, end dis lekka stap deur die bos na die water to.... nou gaan ek my mos nat skuit as ek net iets hoor in die bos daar...

En net die naweek was ek by uilkraal , besig om prawn the pomp, toe roep die natuur, and en toe daar in die bos in... yislike, so maklikl sit ek op een van hulle....

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:27 pm

dalkill wrote:En net die naweek was ek by uilkraal , besig om prawn the pomp

Bra'tjie, daar by die 'Kraal moet jy fyntrap vir die geelslange en die pofadders... daar is BAIA van hulle...

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:34 pm

man from now onwards I'm just going to let go in my wader,
it's safer... don't like snakes... I know we need them, but they give me the heaby jeabies

ecotech · Post by **ecotech** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:30 pm

snakes are like burglars and thieves. they are all around us and we dont even kn ow it. its how you approuch the senario to a snake that will say if you will be afraid or not. snakes are just as affraid of us as we of them

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:30 am

Irishman wrote: he hasn't had an attempted burglary since
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And most probably very few friends or visitors over too

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:33 am

Die kapenaars sal meer die een wardeer siende dat dit nie te ver van meeste van ons af gebeur het nie.

Gestuur deur Grysmol:"Ek het so week terug die Cobra in Edgemead Bussiness park gaan uithaal by ‘n besigheid, die slang het oor die ontvangsdame se voete geseil"

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:41 am

Yugh!

-F_D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:43 am

I would have created my own little brown mountain if the above happenned to me

ecotech · Post by **ecotech** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:52 pm

niel that cobra you showed is a beauty....

not all the time we see them as up close and personal like that....

the closes i have been like that was to a rinkhals....

experiance of a life...

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:26 am

can't say I want to come closer than this pictures - grill

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:33 pm

If you missed Groen on Kyknet tonight, it was a very good show on snakebites & snakes in general.
Repeat is tomorrow at 15H30

LouisK · Post by **LouisK** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:14 pm

Ek is gelukkig nog nie deur 'n slang gebyt nie, maar is in 2003 deur 'n Vioolspinnekop gebyt. Hier is die resultaat 3 weke na die byt.

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:30 pm

My byt was dieselfde net in my binne-been, pretty nasty...

LouisK · Post by **LouisK** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:45 pm

Yep it's a bit worse than a bee sting!

Have u a photo? I'd love to see it.

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:00 pm

eina, that looks painful

did your leg recover fully?

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:20 pm

No, no photo, too close to the parts. It mostly recovered but there is still some marks left, but only visible when I wear a Speedo, which I never do

I felt the bite initially and killed the little bugger in my pants but did not worry too much until about two days after when the thing started to fall holes in. The main thing was to stop any infection from then on. Not a nice experience. I was bitten in Roodepoort, I've heard that the violin spider is a inhabitant op the Highveld?

LouisK · Post by **LouisK** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:55 pm

dalkill wrote:eina, that looks painful

did your leg recover fully?

I was 6 days in hospital and 2 months at home. The leg only started to recover well when I started swimming again. That helped the bloodflow and the swelling subsided. It looks like a burn wound now and all the feeling is gone.

At first they thought it was tickbite fever, but then Dr. Wouter Basson recognised me in the hospital ward (I met him when he treated my mom after a heart attack) and I begged him to have a look. He then diagnosed it as a Violin Spider bite.

All the whille I had a heart rate of 155

(realy scary) and a fever of 39/40 The CRP (infection level) count was 359 (should be below10). Full blood count was 22 (should be below 7).

All in all a very bad and painful experience by this little bugger:

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:00 pm

King Rat wrote: killed the little bugger in my pants

Why did you do that? I thought it was a spider that bit you??

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:22 pm

Kaspaas wrote:King Rat wrote:
killed the little bugger in my pants
Why did you do that? I thought it was a spider that bit you??
King Rat wrote: killed the little bugger in my pants
Why did you do that? I thought it was a spider that bit you??

Sharp Thys

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:36 pm

Niel wrote:
Kaspaas wrote:King Rat wrote:
killed the little bugger in my pants
Why did you do that? I thought it was a spider that bit you??
King Rat wrote: killed the little bugger in my pants
Why did you do that? I thought it was a spider that bit you??
Sharp Thys

Sharp ja...

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:43 pm

Hier is n paar interesante links:
http://www.scorpions.co.za/index.php?op ... &Itemid=30
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/ara ... /bites.htm

Ek het nooit sulke erg simptome gehad nie maar dit was dalk n toksiese reaksie vir jou.

LouisK · Post by **LouisK** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:48 am

Is jy seker dit was 'n spinnekop? Crabs lyk ook soos klein spinnekoppies

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:00 pm

Nou hier is ek nie n expert nie, Kaspaas, Varkie, Niel, enige raad?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:10 pm

Ek weet Niel is 'n ou krapvanger.... Ek dink nie Varkie weet eers hy het hulle nie...

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:09 pm

Kaspaas wrote:Ek weet Niel is 'n ou krapvanger....

Het al duisende van die uitgehaal oor die jare

ecotech · Post by **ecotech** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:24 pm

neewat, as dit by slange kom kan ek nog daarmee saam leef maar vir spinnekope, nee dankie. ek sal my so toe skyt dat die wereld se betse hammer en skerpste bytel my nie eers daar sal uitkry nie

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:59 am

what kind of snake is this? Seen In the Kalahari

LouisK · Post by **LouisK** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:53 pm

Niel wrote:what kind of snake is this? Seen In the Kalahari

Molslang.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:26 pm

The small head and neck area in relationship to the body indicates the molesnake genus, but what particular species I do not know. Very dark in colour, hey.

Post by **george** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:57 am

Hierdie is 'n brawe dude.

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Afri ... 61,00.html
irginia Keppler, Beeld

Pretoria - The guardian angels of a Pretoria man "were working overtime" as he and his wife drove 170km with a dangerous Mozambique spitting cobra in their car.

Gordon Parratt, 69, remained calm while the undesirable 85cm-long passenger wound itself around his leg on several occasions.

He and his 65-year-old wife, Ilda, of Moreleta Park east of Pretoria, left the Biyamiti rest camp in the Kruger National Park on Friday.

After several kilometres Gordon felt something like an insect brush against his leg and foot and wiped it away.

As he was doing so again, he looked down and saw a snake next to his left foot. It looked like a Mozambique spitting cobra.

Although he was rattled, he remained calm and told his wife they had a "passenger".

"Fortunately I'm not the panicky type. My wife immediately put her feet up on the dashboard."

Thought car would be stolen

In Hazyview they stopped at a taxi rank but "I didn't want to get out there and leave my car because I was scared it would be stolen".

The couple then drove to the reptile park in Hazyview. They removed "everything that could move" from the car, but couldn't find the snake.

Ilda said the staff wanted them to leave the car and arrange other transport home, but her husband wouldn't have it.

An official at the reptile park gave them two rolls of stretch plaster.

If the snake should strike, they could use it to make a tourniquet to prevent the poison from spreading.

"I also asked them to alert all the medical centres along the way so that I could stop there, if need be," Gordon said.

Later on he once again noticed the snake near his foot. At that point he couldn't stop because they were in a pass.

Snake winds up leg in heavy traffic

"At Sabie we stopped, but couldn't find the snake.

"About 15km from Lydenburg the snake wound itself around my left leg and ankle. Its head came up to my knee.

"The traffic was heavy and it was raining hard, but I kept calm," he said.

Just before Lydenburg the couple stopped and enquired about a snake expert. Hein Geldenhuys, 49, was called.

After dropping his wife off at a guesthouse, Gordon drove to Geldenhuys's house.

Geldenhuys caught the cobra. "All you could see was venom flying," Gordon said.

Geldenhuys said a snake in a car is a nightmare. "Fortunately I managed to catch the snake without injuring it."

He was surprised to see "how calm the oom was".

He said these snakes are very dangerous because their venom attacks the nervous system and the body's soft tissues.

"The oom was very lucky. The Lord protected him and his guardian angels were definitely working overtime."

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:03 am

Blik$3m, I would never have been so calm,

I definitely would have sh&t myself :wth: . I would never have got back in, knowing the snake is still somewhere in the car

! Really a brave Oom!

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:34 pm

Besides the really big constrictors, snakes do not see us as prey. They do not attack on a whim, their natural instinct is to preserve their venom for when it's needed. If they feel threatened, there is a need to defend themselves, so if one does'nt hurt the snake (accidentally get it underfoot perhaps), and if one remains calm, the snake feels no threat. Nervous energies can be detected by the snake which would in turn become anxious and on the alert.
There is one "exception" to the above that I know of and that's the Black Mambas which have been known to go into attack mode from a distance. It's now believed that they see you as an intruder to their territory which they in turn try to protect.
So, stay calm at all times and avoid wherever possible.