Scientific Name

Common English Name

Common Afrikaans Name

HARMLESS

Typhlops bibronii

Bibron’s Blind Snake

Gewone Blinde-slang

HARMLESS

Lamprophis fuliginosus

Brown House Snake

Gewone Huisslang

HARMLESS

Pseudapsis cana

Mole Snake

Molslang

NOT

DANGEROUS

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Rhombic Skaapsteker

Gewone Skaapsteker

MILD VENOM

Psammophis phillipsii

Olive Grass Snake

Olyfkleurige Gras- of Sandslang

HARMLESS

Aparallactus capensis

Cape Centipede Eater

Kaapse Honderdpooteter of Swartkopslang

HARMLESS

Dasypeltis scabra

Common Eggeater

Gewone Eiervreter

MILD VENOM

Causus rhombeatus

Rhombic Night  Adder

Gewone Nagadder

DANGEROUS

Bitis arietans

Puffadder

Pofadder

HARMLESS

Pelomedusa subrufa

Marsh Terrapin

Gewone Waterskilpad

MILD VENOM

Homoroselaps dorsalis

Striped Harlequin Snake

?

DANGEROUS

Hemachatus haemachatus

Rinkhals

Rinkhals

DANGEROUS

Naja annulifera

Snouted (Egyptian) Cobra

Egiptiese Kobra

DANGEROUS

Naja mossambica

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Mossambiek Spoegslang

HARMLESS

Mabuya capensis

Cape Skink

Gewone Akkedis

HARMLESS

Cordylus vittifer

Transvaal Girdled Lizard

?

HARMLESS

Afroedura transvaalica

Transvaal Flat Gecko

?