Good Morning Fellow Herpers I would hereby like to invite you to our next meeting at the West Rand Herpetological Association (WRHA) The details are as follow: Date: 19 July 2013 Time: 19:15 for 19:30 Venue: Heia Safari Ranch Topic: ‘Analysing and modelling the ecological requirements of reptiles and large arachnids in the Leeuspruit Private Nature Reserve’. Speaker: Paul…
The WRHA will have a stand at this EXPO
By Dr Allen Liebenberg My brother in Namibia (Near Palmwag) sent me these pictures of the snake with a Ground Squirrel-it apparently was scared away but came back at night to eat it. He sees several every year and the squirrel seem to be the main food source of adults
WRHA STAND AT SOS EXPO It is now about 5 months ago, if not longer that the first emails started going to the committee members on what their feeling was about the WRHA having a stand at the SOS2 expo. Early in February 2013, after the reservations for a stand opened, there was a quick…
Come Visit Our Stand at the SOS2 Reptile Expo in Johannesburg this weekend We will have pamphlets with information explaining what the WRHA is all about We will have membership forms available for those who want to join WRHA Stickers and Reptile Keyrings will be for sale The WRHA will be having a…
Visit the West Rand Herpetological Association’s Stand at the SOS2 Reptile Expo Johannesburg May 4-5 2013
Good Day Fellow Herpers This will be the first time the WRHA will have a fun day / braai and hopefully, this will be the first of many. I would like to invite all of you to a Bring and Braai / Fun day for our April meeting / gathering. Date: 20 April 2013 Time:…
There is one golden rule with regards to permits for indigenous reptiles in Gauteng. This rule is the following: FOR ANY ACTIVITY INVOLVING INDIGENOUS REPTILES, VALID PERMITS FROM GAUTENG NATURE CONSERVATION SHALL BE OBTAINED. All West Rand Herpetological Associations’ (WRHA) members, shall obtain the applicable permit prior to any activity involving indigenous reptiles. Non compliance,…
West African Bush Viper An attractive viper from tropical West Africa. This viper is a small and makes for an attractive display reptile. Feeds mainly on lizards in the wild and hatchlings can be problem feeders. This viper has a potent hemotoxic venom and bites from West African Bush Vipers have caused human deaths. Usumbara Bush…
Good Morning Fellow Herpers You are hereby all invited to join the WRHA for our next meeting / gathering: Date: 1 March 2013 Time: 19:15 for 19:30 Venue: Heia Safari Lodge Speaker: Ms. H. Pfeifer Topic: Boa Constrictors… a few aspects We will once again make use of the restaurant facilities at Heia Safari Lodge….
After what felt like a long wait the day of our field trip finally arrived. We headed out to Stone Hill Lodge and arrived a few seconds before the gate was opened for us to enter. Our group then moved up to the chalet that was reserved for us. We moved into the field at…
Snake venom comes in different types. Different types of venom have different effects on humans. Cytotoxic Venom destroys tissue and causes pain, swelling and eats away at the flesh. Cytotoxic bites vary in potency according to the species of snake, size of the snake and the amount of venom injected. Snakes with cytotoxic venom include most…