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NILE MONITOR
Varanus niloticus
Nile monitors can grow to about 1.5m to 2m (4.9 to 6.6ft) in length. They have muscular bodies, strong legs and powerful jaws. They possess sharp claws used for climbing, digging and defense. Like all monitors they have a forked tongue and their nostrils are placed high
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DWARF CROCODILE
Osteolaemus tetraspis
The Dwarf crocodile is the world's smallest crocodile, growing up to 190 cm in length. Dwarf crocodile attain a medium adult length of 1.5 m, though the maximum recorded length for this species is 1.9m. Adults are in uniform black on their backs and sides with a yellowish underside with black patches. Juveniles have a lighter brown banding on
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SLENDER - SNOUTED
Crocodylus cataphractus
They are a medium sized crocodile and grow to about 3 to 4 meters long. They have a slender snout used for catching prey, hence their name. They also have very sharp
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NILE CROCODILE
Crocodylus niloticus
The Nile crocodile is found throughout Africa, Large, lizard shaped reptile with four short legs and long muscular tail. The hide is rough and scaled. Juvenile Nile crocodiles
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ALIGATOR
Aligator mississippiensis
The Alligator is notorious for its bone crushing bites. In addition, the alligator has been described as a "living fossil for the age of reptiles, having survived on earth for 200 million years." An average adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg and
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SNOUTED COBRA
Naja annulifera
The Snouted cobra is yellow to grey-brown in colour on the back on the belly it is yellow with dark patches. You can also find the banded variation. They are nocturnal and will hunt during the night. They have neurotoxic venom that attacks the nervous system. They are unable to spit venom like their cousin the Mozambique spitting cobra.
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BLACK MAMBA
Dendroaspis Polylepis
The Black mamba is a highly venomous snake and is one of Africa's most dangerous and feared snakes. The name "Black mamba" is somewhat confusing because it contradicts the snake's actual colour. Its body is not black at all: the name is given to it because of its
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CAPE COBRA
Naja nivea
The colour varies from location to location, and those from Kalahari are normally bright uniform yellow or yellow with brown speckles uniformly all over the body. The Cape cobra produces a powerful neurotoxin that effects the nervous system. The snake is also known
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EAST AFRICAN GABOON VIPER
Bitis gabonica
The East African gaboon viper is large, fat and is redeemed by its beautiful colours. It has a big triangular head. The back of the snake has an attractive geometric pattern of rich purple and brown. Its complex coloration is ideal for camouflage amount leaf litter. The fangs of
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BURMESE PYTHON
Python molurus
The Burmese python is light yellowish cream in colour with a series of brown elongated rectangular blotches edged with black. There are facial pits, which are sensitive to changes in temperature and allow the python to locate warm-blooded prey.
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RETICULATED PYTHON
Python reticulatus
They are the world's longest reptile, but are not the most heavily built. Like all pythons, they are non-venomous constrictors and normally not considered dangerous to humans.
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EASTERN GREEN MAMBA
Dendroaspis anguasticeps
The body is slender and bright green, with scales laid like paving stones against darker skin. The dorsal scales are darker than the scales on the belly. Size: Average length 1.8m, with a maximum length of up to 3.7m.
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GREEN IGUANA
Iguana Iguana
The green iguana is a large, arboreal, herbivorous lizard. Iguanas possess a row of spines along their backs and along their tails which help to protect them from predators. Their whip like tails can be used to deliver painful strikes and like many other lizards, when grabbed by the tail, it can lose it, so it can escape and eventually it will regenerate a new one. Iguanas have a well developed dewlap which helps regulate their body temperature and is also used in courtships and displays.
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RED SPITTING COBRA
Naja pallida
This species is one of the seven spitting cobras in Africa. It is a relatively small-sized cobra, with a maximum length of 1.2m. The body colour of this species has great variation from deep orange, pale red, pinkish and light brown. There is also a black band on the
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LEOPARD TORTOISE
Geochelone pardalis
They may exceed 700mm in length and 40kg in weight. The carapace is domed and not hinged, with scutes only faintly raised. The nuchal is absent. The beak is sometimes
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RINKHALS
Hemachatus haemachatus
The colouration varies throughout its distribution area. When distressed the Rinkhals spreads its hood, showing its distinctive striped neck. The Rinkhals is a spitting snake and can spray its venom up to 2.5m. It is also know to fake death by rolling onto its back with its mouth open. The venom of the Rinkhals is neurotixic and partially cytotoxic.
Size: It can reach a length up to 1.1m
Habitat: The Rinkhals prefers grassland habitats.
Food: The Rinkhals eats small mammals, reptiles and other amphibians.
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