Often, snake handlers are bitten who are unaware that this species is able to bite while being held by its neck. It is the third most common cause of serious snakebites in South Africa, after the Mozambique …

The Stiletto Snake or Sypikslang (Atractaspis bibronii), is a small, highly venomous snake, that accounts for numerous snakebites during the summer months in Southern Africa.

May 27, 2024 · The stiletto snake is one of the most fearsome predators in Africa, even though it looks relatively harmless. With wandering fangs, these snakes can’t be held at any place on the body …

Two hollow, well-developed, and comparatively large fangs in relation to head-size, borne on each maxillary bone. Without opening mouth, uses a single fang in a lateral stabbing motion to envenom …

Oct 1, 2021 · If there is one snake in southern Africa that people should know about, it is Bibron’s Stiletto snake. It rates as one of the top four snakes when it comes to snakebites, and many people learn …

Common names for snakes of the genus Atractaspis include burrowing vipers, burrowing asps, mole vipers, stiletto snakes, side-stabbing snakes, side-stabbers. "Side stabbing" refers to the snakes' …

After the Mozambique Spitting Cobra and Puff Adder, the Bibron’s Stiletto Snake accounts for most serious snakebites in South Africa. It spends most of its life underground but often emerges on hot …

May 24, 2024 · Here’s a good one, showing a Southern stiletto snake A. bibronii, the type species for the genus. It occurs widely across the southern half of Africa. Note the protective or defensive pose, with …

The Southern Stiletto snake can be identified by the following features; a tail spine, small eyes, a uniform purple or black colour, a neck arch behind the head, the unique position of its fangs (this …