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A Rinkhals (haemachatus haemochatus) I caught and released last week up on East Rand near Benoni. Measured approx 1.4m.- biggest I have released up to...
and Particularly beautiful Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) I found in the most peculiar of ways this past weekend. I dropped my backpack down to photograph a Puff Adder I'd just mistakenly stepped on (without taking a bite, thankfully) and when I lifted my bag a few minutes later the Rinkhals was sitting underneath. One of those crazy herping experiences I won't soon forget!
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa..2 - Rinkhals - (Highly Venomous )
Info:
Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus). These highly venomous snakes are capable of spitting their venom and "playing dead".
Venom:
The venom is both cytotoxic and neurotoxic. This snake tends to spit rather than bite.
