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The largest frog in South Africa - The African Bull Frog. Photo taken in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 1982. Mambaman Clive Reid showing one to his youngest brother, Richard Reid.

My first Black Mamba Catch 1984 - Durban South Africa. Clive Reid (then age 17) and Fritz Muller (then owner of Snake Park) My first job when I left school was at the world famous Fitzsimons Snake Park

On a Sunday morning, whilst at church, I got a call about a black snake in a yard in Randberg ( a town just north of Johannesburg). Usually a black snake in Johannesburg in the day time is a Rinkhals (a

On our cold nights we bring our West African Dwarf Crocodile inside and place him in a box near a heater. Then in the morning we blind fold it and carry it back out to It"s cage, where it can bask

Yesterday,27 July 2018, I was called to a home in Germiston Johannesburg South Africa, where they had seen a snake. On arrival, i found a Rinkhals sun bathing coiled up at the entrance to a hole. I snuck

Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus) This is a beautiful, alert, diurnal harmless snake that is very fast. Could be the fastest South African Snake. When disturbed it dashes off

Common Wolf Snake ( Lycophidion capense) A harmless snake often found under stones or in termite hills. They are small snakes growing to a maximum length of about 60 cm. They get their name from their

Common Slug Eater (Duberria lutrix) Another one of South Africa's completely harmless snakes. It never bites (I don't think it can bite). The way that they defend themselves, is by letting out a most fowl

Common Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus) A snake that used to be a very common harmless snake found in the clean waterways around Johannesburg. If you find a clean water way (stream or pan) you

White Lipped Tree Viper ( Trimeresurus albolabris) from South East Asia giving birth at SnakeCity Johannesburg South Africa In this photo you can see a couple of babies already out, also the swelling of

Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera) One of the most dangerous snakes in Africa. It has a very potent nurotoxic venom that can kill a man in just a few hours. It is one of South Africa's Deadly Dozen . It used

The Cape Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus) One of the most beautiful South African Snakes. It is part of the Cobra and Mamba family (Elapidae). Although dangerous, it is not considered deadly.

One of the Deadly Dozen of South Africa Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)(photo at SnakeCity) A savanna land snake found in the Eastern and Northern part of South Africa. It is not very large,

Many-Spotted Snake (Amphlorhinus multimaculatus) A common diurnal snake in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. They are very gentle and not inclined to bite. You can simply pick them up. In captivity

Brown House Snake eating a mouse. - A harmless snake found throughout South Africa. They are called House Snakes because they are often found near and sometimes in human dwellings. They are not there to

The Boomslang (African Tree Snake) (Dispholidus typus) is a well known Back-Fanged dangerous snake of South Africa. There are often stories told that because it is Back-Fanged it is difficult to inflect

Vine Snake (Thelotornis capensis) One of the Deadly Dozen of South Africa and the only Deadly Dozen Snake that there is no anti snakebite serum for. This is because this snake is very shy, well camouflaged

Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora) One of South Africa's most beautiful and most gentle of snakes. Wild ones show next to no aggression and can simply be picked up. They have no venom. They are fairly

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) One of the most miss- identified snakes of South Africa. Often Worm Snakes and Blind Snakes are thought to be Mole Snakes to the uninformed. They also come in different colours,

Crossed Whip Snake (Psammophis crucifer) This is a fairly common snake in Johannesburg found in the hills. It is very fast and if disturbed, it dashes off for cover. They seem to be less inclined to bite