Sub-Saharan Africa

  1  Mega-widespread in Africa The red-lipped snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) is a species of sub-Saharan Africa, which inhabits at least […]

  1  Psammophis (sand racers)  Members: 28 in Africa (34 worldwide).  Africa is a vast continent, which likely hosts hundreds

  1  Africa’s most fabulous viper The butterfly viper (Bitis nasicornis) is a species of Central Africa, which reaches a

  1  Black-necked spitting cobra Maximum length: 240cm. The most common spitting cobra in Africa, with Nigeria being the busiest

  1  Thirteen-scaled green snake Maximum length: 81.5cm. The Congo rainforest is a vast area of untouched wilderness in central

  1  Emerald snake Maximum length: 119.1cm. A completely harmless snake which often invades gardens, resting on bushes using its

  1  Ashe’s spitting cobra Maximum length: 274.3cm. One of the most dangerous snakes in Kenya, alongside its red spitting

  1  Usambara green snake Maximum length: 95cm. Of the 54 African countries, Tanzania hosts a particularly large amount of

  1  South Africa’s main cobra Some of the internet’s favourite snake videos these days are of mongooses battling cobras

  1  Location: southwest Africa The horned adder (Bitis caudalis) is a venomous viper species found only in southern Africa,