Snakes

Although I sleep almost every night in the bush I haven't come across many snakes. Mostly you see them on the road, just crossing quickly or run flat by a car. They sense you long before you come even close and usually move. An exception is the highly poisonous puff adder, which isn't aggressive at all but lies in ambush and would bite if stepped on. Out in the bush, on a bicycle with no mobile phone, you're in trouble! Sit down and hope it was a dry bite, chances ain't too bad, about 50/50 ;) Next pictures were taken at the Lawnwood Snake Sanctuary near Plettenberg Bay.