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  • This Puff Adder Was At My Front Door Last Night In Camps Bay [VIDEO]

    13 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone in Video
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    I ran out my front door last night to get to the driveway to receive a DHL package last night at 21h30. Running up the steps, I had to jump an extra 50cm at one stage to avoid this beast.

    I thought it was a mole snake in the dark, as it casually slithered a bit out of the way. When I came back I realised what I was dealing with. Then it went to my front door, which was closed. So there was a puff adder between me and getting into my house and to my puppy (The Muse is overseas, thank God).

    What happened after that is between the snake and me.

    Needless to say I shat myself.

    Sorry I didn’t film it in ‘landscape’ – I was more focused on staying alive.

    Here are some puff adder facts:

    The puff adder Bitis arietans is a large, venomous snake that occurs throughout Africa and in the southwestern Arabian peninsula. This species usually reaches a maximum length of approximately 1 m, but the largest individuals may be nearly twice that long. Its relatively dull coloration, consisting of a pattern of dark chevrons on a lighter tan or brown background, camouflages the snake very effectively. This species is a primarily nocturnal ambush predator, preying on small mammals, birds, lizards, frogs, and toads, and while it spends most of its time on the ground, it can also swim or climb into low vegetation. It is generally slow-moving, but it can strike extremely quickly.

    Due to its wide distribution, potent venom, and highly cryptic coloration which makes it prone to being stepped on inadvertently, Bitis arietans is thought to kill more people than any other African snake (Mallow et al. 2003), accounting for nearly 32,000 deaths per year and many more disabilities (Swaroop and Grab 1954). Its venom is highly toxic, capable of causing massive tissue necrosis, hypotension, coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, and spontaneous bleeding, apparently adapted to immobilize prey and begin the digestive process. However, unlike in some of its close relatives, the venom of B. arietans acts relatively slowly, and with proper treatment, death can be prevented in 90-95% of cases (Spawls and Branch 1995, Lavonas et al. 2002, Mallow et al. 2003).

    Stunning..

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