A MAN was bitten by a venomous stiletto snake on Saturday night after accidentally stepping on the reptile. The Stiletto snake is also known as the Burrowing Asp. According to Durban North snake man, ...

March 11 (UPI) --Biologists have discovered a new species of stiletto snake living in western Liberia and southeastern Guinea. The discovery, detailed in the journal Zoosystematics and Evolution, ...

CAXTON Local Media has partnered with snake rescuer Nick Evans for a series called ‘Snakes of the 031’. In this series, Nick will be introducing the most common snakes of Durban. In the eighth part of ...

A new kind of ‘stiletto snake’ has been found in West Africa that can strike sideways at its prey The snake is from a family of vipers that has fangs protruding from the sides of its mouth. Not only ...

Not many people have the courage to pick up snakes. However, there are some who do so thinking the snake might be harmless. This can prove dangerous, as was seen in the case of an unidentified woman ...

DURBAN: Crocworld Conservation Centre team was called to rescue a stiletto snake found in a pool at Freeland Park in Scottburgh on the South Coast. Reptile curator at Crocworld Conservation Centre ...

WITH the recent heavy rains along the KZN coast, Croc World Conservation Centre warns residents about the increase of ground-dwelling snakes such as the Southern stiletto snake, which lives just below ...

During surveys in the Upper Guinea forest zone of Liberia and Guinea, scientists discovered snakes later identified as a new to science species. It belongs to the stiletto snakes, spectacular for ...

If the sight of a snake is enough to make your skin crawl, you might want to look away now. Researchers have discovered a new species of snake that can attack its victims sideways thanks to its unique ...

Durban’s snake catchers are expecting to be “crazy busy” when the weather warms up, heralding the start of mating season for many species. “This year has been perfect with the (upcountry) snow and ...

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Following a series of recent surveys in north-western Liberia and south-eastern Guinea, an international team of researchers found three stiletto snakes which were later identified as a species ...