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SA Vaccine Producers face delays in snakebite antivenom production
National
/ 11 December 2024

SA Vaccine Producers face delays in snakebite antivenom production

About 4 000 people are bitten by snakes annually but only a quarter of those being admitted to hospital and only 10% require antivenom

By Umamah Bakharia
Snake handler comes to the rescue in eSwatini antivenom crisis
Africa
/ 30 May 2023

Snake handler comes to the rescue in eSwatini antivenom crisis

The country is facing a critical shortage of antivenom to treat the victims of snake bites

By Nokukhanya Musi-Aimienoho
Don’t let the botanicals go to your head
Article
/ 9 October 2019

Don’t let the botanicals go to your head

A well-tailored punt gets a pleb out of Brixton in Johannesburg and shows him the sights, smells and tastes of the various larney silos in Cape Town

By Kwanele Sosibo
The battle to bring antivenoms to Africa
Africa
/ 19 March 2019

The battle to bring antivenoms to Africa

A shortage of snake antivenom in Africa is a "shameful failure"

By Francois Ausseill
Chinese woman’s online snake purchase proves deadly
Article
/ 23 July 2018

Chinese woman’s online snake purchase proves deadly

The young woman in the northern province of Shaanxi died eight days after being bitten by the many-banded krait

By Agency
Brain has specific radar for snakes, find scientists
Article
/ 28 October 2013

Brain has specific radar for snakes, find scientists

Snakes tend to arouse sharp fear in monkeys, apes and humans; scientists now say they have found specific brain cells that fire off a rapid warning.

By Staff Reporter
Shoo! Woman bitten after chasing mamba with fly spray
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Shoo! Woman bitten after chasing mamba with fly spray

An elderly woman from Mokopane is in a critical condition after being bitten by a snake she was trying to chase off with a can of insecticide.

By Sapa
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/ 4 March 2009

Cobra catches a 170km ride to Pretoria in couple’s car

A Pretoria couple drove 170km from the Kruger National Park with a Mozambique spitting cobra in their car, according to a media report on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter

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