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Hi Dup, I don't know where or by whom it was taken. Someone has mailed it to me approximately two years ago and I have saved it on my PC. Maybe it's a hoax!

You lot who have been scared witless by black mambas, count yourselves lucky.

I have not yet seen one in the wild.

Me neither, have seen one at Shimuwini stuck between the glass sliding door and the glass and they also like sliding under the doors of the huts at Balule as there is a big gap there.

I did read a post a long time ago (I think it was Jeanus) who had left the shower and was combing her hair when she felt a splash on her arm/neck.. It was a M.S.Cobra in the thatch reacting to the movement of her arm

Saw one shooting away over the road in the Malelane region. But they are way too fast for a photo!
Somehow I would not like one in my roof though. Well, not an active one.

Remind me not to stay at Balule.

Thanks TheunsH ,
peace has return to my house

Black mamba in the wild , they are fast very fast ,but what are above my senses is how did the guys caught them . It is not logic get in the same tree and able to catch an adult Black Mamba.

We saw a black mamba that had been killed by a car near olifants, i do have a picture somewhere. I really hate snakes but it was awful to see

Some say (a la Jeremy Clarkson) BM's have a smell similar to chillies/green peppers. This is according to a person who had a real close unscheduled meeting with Mr. Mamba. Hmm

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Grantmissy...I know the topic is about snakes in the roof? Is it possible....so I will start of with that one....then as many posted about Black Mamba and either they have never seen one, or they too fast for a picture...or dead ones on the road..etc...please forgive me if I change the subject a little in this post...but I think its very interesting to see...

At Nkumbe Viewpoint...Only a harmless Spotted Bush Snake...but still a snake in the roof



Black Mamba's...I did not stay long enough to see if this one was actually dead or not...



Where this one was definately very much alive and as DQ said...extremely fast...It only allowed me to push the shutter 3 times and then it was gone



And this Night Adder that one of the campers caught at the entance to the ladies ablutions at Lower Sabie He did go and release it at the fence and I did not go with to see what direction it went



And this Moz Spitting Cobra on the road




And a Puffadder


And lastly this Python...


What is very interesting is that aparrt from the Python and the Puffadder, all these snakes were seen in the Lower Sabie Area...maybe because it was November/December??

That was our welcome present last year in the rhino post lodge

As soon as I saw this title, I knew I should have left well alone!!!
But no.......me being me, I just HAD to look.

nice pic s Mgoddard

ratio of spotting snakes in KNP, I think with our family it is about only one every 15 th day and then you won t even got time to take a picture.

Thanks for the pictures Mgoddard! I am glad that peace has returned to Dup’s house.

Ok well the snake we saw wasn't in the roof.

But he/she(puff adder) was lying comfortably under a bench @ the ablusion blocks where the fellow campers waited for a shower to open, this happend in Satara

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