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Midwest Gentle Giant Snake Tong 40”
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A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa - 2022 Edition R520.00
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Guide to buying snake handling equipment - Snake G

Guide to buying snake handling equipment - Snake Gaiters

There are a number of snake gaiters on the market, from entry level budget ones to high end lightweight gaiters.

Gaiters offer leg protection, and the use of these are advisable, as 84% of snakebites are below the knee. Ideally you want to make sure they are comfortable, and if it’s possible, try them on.

Those that are quick to put on are great for removal purposes, as one is usually in a hurry. Make sure they’ve been tested by a reputable company.

View our range of gaiters online here: https://bit.ly/42AzO2b

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Guide to buying snake handling equipment - Snake Tubes

We make extensive use of snake tubes, both on our courses and for removals. They’re an easy way to contain and safely transport venomous snakes. The snakes generally see the darkness of the tube as an escape route and are easily guided into the tube. When buying a tube, make sure it’s obviously marked, and has ventilation holes in the lid (usually covered by foam for spitting snakes, and to prevent nose rub during transportation) and has a decent handle. Holes down the sides of the tube are not advisable as they let light into the tube.

View the tube options on our online shop here: https://bit.ly/39trndJ

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Guide to buying snake handling equipment - Snake Hooks.

Snake hooks are pretty straight forward and work really well on the adders. Make sure the “U” of the hook will be big enough for a decent sized snake. The “V” hooks generally don’t work well for large adders. Experienced snake handlers use hooks to ‘hook and tail’ a snake, and in that scenario any hook will work. Some handlers even use tongs for this.

View the snake hook options online here: https://bit.ly/2w5qgTB

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Last weekend's Western Cape courses were fully boo

Last weekend's Western Cape courses were fully booked! For those that could not attend, our next course will be on Saturday the 16th of November!

Join us for Africa's most popular snake course. Learn all you need to know about snake awareness, first aid for snakebite and how to safely catch and release venomous snakes.

Book now to secure your spot.

Booking forms and full course info and be found online here: https://bit.ly/40eDmcU or email Michelle on courses@asiorg.co.za for details.

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Guide to buying snake handling equipment - Snake Tongs.

If you are looking at buying snake tongs, what length are you comfortable with? In other words, what distance from a venomous snake would you be comfortable with? Most people jokingly tell us that 20m would work, but this is an important question.

We highly recommend a 1.5 m tong for anyone who is inexperienced in removing snakes. You can handle anything from a 30cm Mozambique Spitting Cobra to a 2.5 m Black Mamba with a 1.5 m tong. They are short enough (compared to the 2m option) to still do removals in confined spaces like houses and workshops and fit comfortably in a small car. They are also long enough to give you some peace of mind when they make contact with a snake, whose identity and length may be unknown.

Experienced snake removers and snake parks generally make use of the 1 m tongs – mainly because they work in the close confines of snake tanks and these tongs work well for that. They also often reed to neck snakes in snake parks and the longer tongs are then impractical.

2 m tongs are great for places like game lodges, where they need the length to remove snakes from thatch roofs or from under beds.

What to look out for:
Quality – make sure you’re buying a decent set of tongs. There are a lot of cheap Chinese imports available from various places and these can be more of a hazard than a help.

Make sure the trigger section closes completely and doesn’t jam. Purchase a tong with at least a 3cm lip on the jaw section – this makes a huge difference to removals as you don’t pinch the snake, and it makes working with larger bodied snakes much easier than those with a short lip.

Avoid heavy tongs, and tongs with metal rods underneath them – the snakes just wrap their tails around this.

Tongs are an investment and if they are well looked after; they will last you many years. Care for your tongs and do not drop them onto concrete floors, from trees or the roof.

View the tong options on our online shop here: https://bit.ly/2w5qgTB

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FREE Kids' Snake Awareness Sesssion! Where: Crad

FREE Kids' Snake Awareness Sesssion!

Where: Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge, Muldersdrift
When: Saturday 26 October 2024
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM

Book your spot online here: https://bit.ly/3Yy8eUy

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Guide to buying snake handling equipment - Snake Buckets.

We make extensive use of snake buckets - both for training and when working with snakes. We prefer the transparent ones, so you can see what the snake is doing. Crumpled newspaper or an old towel can be put in the bottom of the bucket, for the snake to hide under.

At all costs avoid square or rectangular tubs. As soon as you put a snake in one of these, it finds a corner and goes up and comes straight out.

When buying a snake bucket, make sure it’s clearly marked with a “venomous snake” sticker, has a central grip on the lid (to avoid bites to the fingers), has clip closed handles and has ventilation holes. The 70 litre or 50 litre buckets are preferred as you can fit almost any size snake in them.

Order yours online here: https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/product-category/tubes-buckets/

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Fully booked Venomous Snake Handling Bootcamp at E

Fully booked Venomous Snake Handling Bootcamp at Exotic Animal World, Klapmuts. The next Bootcamp course at Exotic Animal World will be on 17 November. Please email Michelle on courses@asiorg.co.za for details.

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Incredible turn-out for our Snake Awareness and Ve

Incredible turn-out for our Snake Awareness and Venomous Snake Handling course at Exotic Animal World, Klapmuts.

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Another fully booked Snake Awareness and Venomous

Another fully booked Snake Awareness and Venomous Snake Handling course at Exotic Animal World in Klapmuts. If you didn't make the cut-off for this course, our next course at EAW will be on 16 November 2024. Please email Michelle on courses@asiorg.co.za for details.

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Large hinged fangs of a Puff Adder (Bitis arietans

Large hinged fangs of a Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans). Highly venomous. Note the second developing fang on the right hand side.

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Juvenile Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis bre

Juvenile Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris) from Pretoria East, Gauteng. Mildly venomous.

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