Danger

  1  Motuo bamboo pitviper – can’t bite itself Maximum length: 67.7cm. Motuo bamboo pitvipers inhabit a narrow area of […]

  1  White-lipped pitviper Maximum length: 104cm. Trimeresurus is a genus of snakes collectively called the green pitvipers, which has

  1  Ethiopian mountain adder Maximum length: 130cm. A dangerously venomous Ethiopian snake which is poorly researched. The Ethiopian mountain

  1  Green vine snake Maximum length: 216cm. The green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) is a moderately venomous snake of

  1  Highveld garter snake Maximum length: 1 metre. A snake you probably won’t meet unless you’re stumbling around wetter

  1  Encroaching towns The first threat facing snakes is a familiar one: urbanisation. It’s not surprising that when towering

  1  Hairy bush viper Maximum length: 73.5cm. If you’re exploring the jungles of Uganda, and the forest suddenly “comes

  1  Egyptian cobra Maximum length: 259cm. One of mankind’s original serpent nemeses. Our fate has been intertwined with this

  1  Golden tree snake Maximum length: 140cm. Among nearly 4000 snakes worldwide, the golden tree snake might be the

  1  Javan spitting cobra Maximum length: 185cm. A cobra is already a terrifying foe to meet in the wild.