![It’s always exciting when one of our guides sends through a video clip of an ambush predator in the throws of capturing its prey. When AD Van Zyl from Chacma Bush Camp WhatsApp’d me to tell me about a unique sighting while out on drive, I made an assumption that I was going to receive […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ChacmaPythonImpala-370x275.jpg "AD Van Zyl Photographs an African Rock Python Devouring an Impala")
AD Van Zyl Photographs an African Rock Python Devouring an Impala
It’s always exciting when one of our guides sends through a video clip of an ambush predator in the throws of capturing its prey. When AD Van Zyl from Chacma[…]
Posts tagged “ snakes”
![There are estimated to be over 54 species of snakes slithering through the vast Kruger landscape. These fork-tongued species are gravely misunderstood and, contrary to alarmist belief systems, not all snakes are killing machines. The dangerous, mildly venomous, deadly and harmless variety of snake species can be found in abundance in the Klaserie. Hate them, love […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TigerSnakeKev4-370x275.jpg "Unusual Sightings in Klaserie : The Eye of the Tiger Snake")
Unusual Sightings in Klaserie : The Eye of the Tiger Snake
There are estimated to be over 54 species of snakes slithering through the vast Kruger landscape. These fork-tongued species are gravely misunderstood and, contrary to alarmist belief systems, not all snakes[…]
![Snakes, crocodiles, skinks, and lizards are somewhat less admired than say, leopards and lilac-breasted rollers, but just because they don’t have beautiful plumes and velvety pelts doesn’t mean that they aren’t worth watching! What you probably didn’t know is that crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards. The history of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0433-370x275.jpg "Slippery, Slithery, and Scaly: Reptiles of Balule")
Slippery, Slithery, and Scaly: Reptiles of Balule
Snakes, crocodiles, skinks, and lizards are somewhat less admired than say, leopards and lilac-breasted rollers, but just because they don’t have beautiful plumes and velvety pelts doesn’t mean that they[…]
![This week we have seen an abundance of snakes, breeding herds of mammals and big cats mating. The season of activity is upon us ! The team at Africa on Foot had a rather close encounter with the deadly black mamba snake and Judy from nDzuti Safari Camp saw a potent boomslang casually wrapped around […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WEP9-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics: Slithering Snakes and Breeding Beasts")
Week in Pics: Slithering Snakes and Breeding Beasts
This week we have seen an abundance of snakes, breeding herds of mammals and big cats mating. The season of activity is upon us ! The team at Africa on[…]
![Last week we published a post about a close encounter with a black mamba, Africa’s largest venomous snake. With the mamba’s deadly mix of neurotoxic (specifically dendrotoxin ) venoms, it made for an adrenalin filled sighting. This experience was nothing short of enthralling and left herpetologists slithering with excitement and the office based team green […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AP-370x275.jpg "Forget the Black Mamba, We Found an African Rock Python !")
Forget the Black Mamba, We Found an African Rock Python !
Last week we published a post about a close encounter with a black mamba, Africa’s largest venomous snake. With the mamba’s deadly mix of neurotoxic (specifically dendrotoxin ) venoms, it[…]
![Ranger Kevin Maclaughlin, from nThambo Tree Camp, came face to face with a venomous puff adder. Being an avid photographer and passionate herpetologist, he decided to get up close and personal with this beautiful creature. Dave Jackson captured this hair-raising situation with a puff adder in the Kruger on video. No injuries were sustained during […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/PuffAdder-370x275.png "Hair-Raising Situation with a Puff Adder in the Kruger")
Hair-Raising Situation with a Puff Adder in the Kruger
Ranger Kevin Maclaughlin, from nThambo Tree Camp, came face to face with a venomous puff adder. Being an avid photographer and passionate herpetologist, he decided to get up close and[…]