The mongoose is famous in real life and in literature. These feisty critters are even able to stand their ground against venomous snakes. There are 30+ known species of mongooses
The Indian python, aka Indian rock python, black-tailed python, and Asian rock python, hails from the tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The African rock python is the largest python in Africa and there are 2 species: 1 is found in Ethiopia, Senegal, and Uganda. The other is found in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
The spiny bush viper, aka African hairy bush viper, rough-scaled tree viper, rough-scaled bush viper, hairy bush viper, or hairy viper, hails from the northern and eastern Democratic
The golden lancehead is endemic to the Queimada Grande island, aka snake island. These deadly pit vipers are quick and are both terrestrial (spend their life on the ground) and arboreal (spend their lives in trees). So death awaits you from above and below. Travel to
The Indian saw-scaled viper is one of the most lethal snakes in the world. It is touted as being the most lethal. As it is responsible for more human deaths than all other venomous snake related deaths combined, each year. 20% of bitten and untreated victims die! This average is […]
There are 33 known mongoose species and the largest of them all is the white-tailed. These critters may look harmless, but they are fierce predators. They can be found in Africa – south
Spending most of it’s days buried in the sand in the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, the Arabian sand boa is among the smallest boa constrictors. They are also known as Arabian boas or
The Saharan horned viper can be found in Northern Africa and certain parts of the Middle East. These venomous serpents prefer dry, sandy areas with subtle rock outcroppings,
Ranking in at number 1 for the world’s longest snake, it’s the reticulated python. These giant serpents are the 2nd heaviest snake, after the anaconda. They can be found in southern
