The Puff Adder 🐍 Known as one of Botswana’s most widespread venomous snakes, the Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) relies on ambush tactics rather than speed. With its striking camouflage, it can remain unseen until it’s almost too late making accidental bites common. ⚠️ Venom Insight: The Puff Adder’s venom is cytotoxic, meaning it destroys tissue around the bite area. Bites can cause severe pain, swelling, and tissue damage and require urgent medical attention! 💡 Did You Know? Despite their danger

The coral snakes are some of our most special venomous snakes in the US! They are elapids and are much more closely related to things like cobras, sea snakes, kraits and taipans than they are to our other native venomous snakes like rattlesnakes and cottonmouths. Being elapids, their venom is primarily neurotoxic and works quickly to target and shut down the nervous systems of their prey. Coral snakes are obligate reptile feeders and eat lizards, skinks, and of course other snakes! Utilizing a s