“Snakes play an important role in our ecosystem. They keep the pest population under control,” said Vermaak. According to this expert, the most common snake in the Standerton area is the Rinkhals.

Health Portfolio chairperson Imran Keeka said a report by the CEO of the African Snakebite Institute, Johan Marais, in the ...

To treat a bite with an import will cost around R60 000 just for the antivenom – African Snakebite Institute CEO Johan Marais ...

Certain snakes, like the rinkhals or black mamba, will often emerge from their hideouts in the middle of winter to bask but ...

KwaZulu-Natal’s health committee chair warns of a dangerous antivenom shortage, potentially putting lives at risk. With no ...

puff adders and rinkhals. The one exception is the boomslang which has its own antivenom, a monovalent antivenom, but because the boomslang just about never bites people, it’s rarely used.