A woman in the Free State was bitten by a puff adder at night. Online users were worried after seeing the sizeable snake and ...

In the village of Siphocosini, Eswatini, Clement Tsabedze still remembers the moment that nearly took his life.

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

Snakes have been a major pest posing a potential threat to humans since time immemorial. Plant-based repellents, such as lemongrass, bitter kola seeds, ...

There are no medical clinics and antivenom in most of the villages ... like the Cape cobra and the puff adder. The snakes use stealth camouflage to ambush their unsuspecting targets before ...

A man shared a nerve-wracking video showing him taunting a highly dangerous puff adder with a snake catching tool ... Immediate medical attention and antivenom are crucial to prevent complications. If ...

A large puff adder, however ... And should the worst happen, there is always antivenom, stored at a nearby hospital. This is made by injecting a small harmless dose of venom into sheep or horses.

Some anti-venom medications also have adverse effects ... including those from Echis ocellatus (Scorpion-tail viper), Bitis arietans (Puff adder), and Naja haje (Cobra). For more than 100 years ...