Sub-Saharan Africa

  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,

  1  Puff adder  Maximum length: 191cm. Location: almost of sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa, Bitis is a large genus of

  1  The black mamba’s closest relative The black mamba might be the worst snake on Earth to accidentally bump

  1  Dumeril’s boa Maximum length: 259cm. One of two large, crushing boas found on Madagascar. Dumeril’s boa is abundant

  1  Spotted rock snake Maximum length: 72cm. This harmless species inhabits a large swathe of South Africa, skipping only

  1  Brown forest cobra Maximum length: 269cm. A species found across most of Mozambique, excluding drier portions of the

  1  Rhombic night adder Maximum length: 93cm. A moderately venomous species found across a swathe of eastern Africa. Common

  1  Peringuey’s adder Maximum length: 32cm. A venomous snake with a small empire, appearing only in Namibia and far

  1  Berg adder Maximum length: 60cm. A small but dangerous viper, which averages at 30-40cm and lives in a