These posts are spot on IME...last time I went to Africa we went to Namibia in April..just so I could find some snakes... Was not dissapointed.... Ive seen them less and less through the end of May...and Ive only encountered one snake of any kind in the months of June/July/ August....prime hunting season there... As these guys said, even Mambas will make an effort to get out of your way...given the chance...they DO hunt birds, so those trees you see laden with huge Weaver Bird condos are not a good idea to walk under and poke around...mambas plus boomslangs.... The Puff Adders are an issue, I fiddled with a few on the last trip and have never seen a snake so reliant on their own camoflage...read that to mean they hold perfectly still, are next to impossible to see, and simply hope you go away...till you step on one... They are one of the most beautiful snakes I have ever seen....
Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
