Cape Town Snake Park

07/12/2022

08/09/2020

Help!! There's a snake in my garden!
Snake Season is upon us in Cape Town, and we can expect to see more snake activity over the next few months. There are 3 things that anyone in Cape Town can and should do as the weather warms:
1: Educate your children about snakes (this is where we can help)
2: Download the ASI Snakes app for free: africansnakebiteinstitute.com/app to get the number of your local snake catcher
3: Don't try catch or kill kill snakes- this is the easiest way to get yourself bitten- rather give an expert a call.

please feel free to hit our Whatsapp button for any info, ID's or to book an educational show for your kids, their school, your family or friends.

Picture: Cape Cobra (naja nivea)

29/07/2020

Looking for something educational and fun to keep the kids busy next Thursday? Make a booking to come join us for a kids' snake awareness course in collaboration with African Snakebite Institute at Butterfly World Animal Sanctuary. The morning is aimed at ages 7-12 years. There is lots to interact with, see and learn about. An unforgettable day, not to be missed. Booking is essential and space is limited, so please contact Ashley on [email protected]

10/10/2018

Happy international Jumping Spider day!!
This has to be the cutest spider species in the world.
Encourage them to stick around and they will help control the flies around your home.

Photo by Kiki Bouvier

22/11/2017

Playing with our ASI Scorpion torch.
Scorpions glow like Neon under UV light. Watch how well the scorpion blends into the surroundings when we turned on the normal torch. This Scorpion is a bark scorpion (Uroplectes variegatus) which is harmless.

21/11/2017

Puff Adder (bitis arietans)
These highly venomous adders are very common in the western cape. They are ambush hunters, and will lay in the same position for days at a time, waiting for prey to come close.
When approached by a person, the Puff Adder generally lays as still as possible, in hope that it doesn't get seen. If threatened it will puff and hiss , and can strike incredibly fast.
The cytotoxic venom of a Puff Adder causes servere pain , swelling and necrosis and if left untreated, can be fatal. These snakes are Viviperous, meaning they give birth to live young.

14/11/2017

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At CTSP , we care for all sorts of animals

09/11/2017

Beaked blind snake (Rhinotyphlops lalandei) -harmless
If one looks closely at the head (to the right), one can see the slightly beak- shaped snout which is used to dig into soil.
These are extremely common in Cape town, but hardly ever seen, as they spend all their time underground.

05/11/2017

Yellow- bellied house snake (lamprophis fuscus) -harmless.
We moved this little guy out of the busy road on Thursday night -a very special find.

29/10/2017

Did a talk at the toxicology symposium for Stellenbosch university yesterday. It was a real honour to meet, chat with and learn from everyone involved.

02/10/2017

Night Adder (causus rhombeatus) at our Windhoek Show Snake Park
Beautiful animals. This Adder has the longest Venom glands of all snakes.