In a scenario that many pet owners dread, a South African woman found ... safety and fascination with the snake itself. As summer unfolds, snakes, including rinkhals, are increasingly active ...

According to a Feb. 25 Facebook post from Stellenbosch Snake Removal, the South African snake removal business recently encountered a "highly venomous" snake lurking inside the toilet at a lodge.

South Africa has run out of snakebite antivenom, placing lives at risk. The South African National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has stopped manufacturing antivenom due to delays in renovations ...

The problem does not only affect snake bite victims in South Africa but extends to other countries on the African continent that South Africa supplies stock to including Senegal and Ghana.

According to a Feb. 25 Facebook post from Stellenbosch Snake Removal, the South African snake removal business recently encountered a "highly venomous" snake lurking inside the toilet at a lodge.