Puff Adder - One of South Africa's Deadly Dozen Snakes
The Puff Adder - One of South Africa's Deadly Dozen Snakes - The snake that bites more people in South Africa than any other dangerous snake.
There are a few reasons why this Snake bites more people than any other dangerous snake in South Africa.
- It is the only dangerous snake found throughout South Africa, only absent from the highest of mountain ranges and the desert area of the West Coast .
- It lives on the ground, rely's on it's camouflage to not be seen and so is often stood on.
- If agitated it will strike readily with force.
In this photo the long fangs are shown. These fangs grow so long that they fold up against the top of the mouth when at rest. When the snake strikes, as the snake opens it's mouth, the fangs swing around and stab the victim.
Not all bites from a Puff Adder result in death.
it needs a lot of courage ..
If it becomes agitated, it will resort to an obvious serpentine movement moving surprisingly fast, with possibly deadly consequences.
I get the feeling that this was supposed to sound comforting but somehow it ends up being a horrific ending to the story. You are a brave man, @mambaman!
Even not all the bites result in death but it seems quite dangerous suffering a bite from such a venomous snake.
The most dangerous thing about snake is it camouflage.
Thanks for sharing @mambaman, puff Adder is very adaptable, found in multiple, varied habitats and it is one of the few lazy snakes.
The snake that actually causes the most death in africa; Puff Adder!
nice post 😎😎😎 @mambaman
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Playing with such a thing needs balls made up of stone, I can't even imagine of holding such a creature in my hands. Truly a daring act.
I'm scared of snakes, my sister like them.