Photo guide to reptiles: snakes
If you are unsure of the identification of a snake you have observed, you can ask an expert for snake identification by uploading a photo to the Snakes of Namibia facebook page.
You can also get help from their amazing album of infographics of the common snake species in Namibia.
The facebook page also has contact details for snake catchers - people who are experienced in catching and removing snakes - throughout the country.
In the case of a snake bite, email "snakebite" to snakebitedoc@gmail.com. Namibia's snakebite expert - Dr Buys - will respond immediately.
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Anchieta's Cobra
Naja anchietae -
Anchieta's Dwarf Python
Python anchietae -
Angola File Snake
Limaformosa vernayi -
Angola Green Snake
Philothamnus angolensis -
Angola Shovel-snout
Prosymna angolensis -
Angolan Garter Snake
Elapsoidea semiannulata semiannulata -
Bangweulu Swamp Snake
Limnophis bangweolicus -
Beetz's Tiger Snake
Telescopus beetzii -
Bibron's Stiletto Snake
Atractaspis bibronii -
Bicoloured Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor -
Black File Snake
Gracililima nyassae -
Black Mamba
Dendroaspis polylepis -
Black Spitting Cobra
Naja nigricincta woodi -
Black-headed Centipede-eater
Aparallactus capensis -
Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Naja nigricollis -
Brown House Snake
Boaedon capensis -
Cape Cobra
Naja nivea -
Cape Coral Shield Cobra
Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus -
Cape/common Wolf Snake
Lycophidion capense capense -
Common Boomslang
Dispholidus typus viridis -
Common File Snake
Gonionotophis capensis -
Common Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas polylepis -
Cunene Racer
Mopanveldophis zebrinus -
Damara Thread Snake
Namibiana labialis -
Damara Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus polystictus -
Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops lalandei -
Desert Mountain Adder
Bitis xeropaga -
Dwarf Beaked Snake
Dipsina multimaculata -
Dwarf Sand Snake
Psammophis angolensis -
Eastern Bark Snake
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia -
Eastern Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus -
Elongate Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus mechowii -
FitzSimons' Garter Snake
Elapsoidea sundevallii fitzsimonsi -
Fork-marked Sand Snake
Psammophis trinasalis -
Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster -
Grey-bellied Grass Snake
Psammophylax variabilis -
Hellmich's Wolf Snake
Lycophidion hellmichi -
Horned Adder
Bitis caudalis -
Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata -
Karoo Sand Snake
Psammophis notostictus -
Kunene Shield Cobra
Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi -
Leopard Sand Snake
Psammophis leopardinus -
Many-horned Adder
Bitis cornuta -
Mole Snake
Pseudaspis cana -
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Naja mossambica -
Namaqua Dwarf Adder
Bitis schneideri -
Namib Sand Snake
Psammophis namibensis -
Namibian Wolf Snake
Lycophidion namibianum -
Oates' Twig or Vine Snake
Thelotornis capensis oatesii -
Olive Grass Snake
Psammophis mossambicus -
Olive Marsh Snake
Natriciteres olivacea -
Péringuey's Adder
Bitis peringueyi -
Puff Adder
Bitis arietans arietans -
Red-lipped or Herald Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia -
Rhombic Night Adder
Causus rhombeatus -
Rhombic or Plain Egg-eater
Dasypeltis scabra -
Rufous Beaked Snake
Rhamphiophis rostratus -
Schinz's Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops schinzi -
Schlegel's Beaked Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops schlegelii -
Short-snouted Sand Snake
Psammophis brevirostris -
Slender Thread Snake
Namibiana gracilior -
Southern African Python
Python natalensis -
Southwestern Shovel-snout
Prosymna frontalis -
Speckled Shield Cobra
Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus -
Spotted or Variegated Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus -
Spotted Skaapsteker
Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus -
Striped Skaapsteker
Psammophylax tritaeniatus -
Two-striped Shovel-snout
Prosymna bivittata -
Viperine Rock Snake
Hemirhagerrhis viperina -
Visser's Shovel-snout
Prosymna visseri -
Western Barred Spitting Cobra (Zebra Cobra)
Naja nigricincta nigricincta -
Western Keeled Snake
Pythonodipsas carinata -
Western Sand Snake
Psammophis trigrammus -
Western Thread Snake
Namibiana occidentalis -
Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Psammophis subtaeniatus