Pseudaspis cana
The Mole Snake is a large snake – it may grow to 2m in length – that kills its prey, which includes small reptiles and mammals like moles and rodents, by constriction. Left unmolested, Mole Snakes are harmless to humans; in fact they’re very useful to have around as an effective control measure for pests. Attempting to catch one by hand however is likely to end up in deep bite marks that need stitches to close.
Mole Snakes get their name from their habit of staying mainly underground in animal burrows, where of course they also find their preferred prey. They mate in spring and females give birth to between 20 and 90 live babies in autumn. Males will fight each other viciously.
Mole Snakes are widely distributed in Africa south of the equator and occur all over South Africa. The IUCN considers it to be of least concern.
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Dankie Joubert vir die mooi foto’s … maar ek sal eerder “Pest Control” inroep (as om die molslang aan te hou) om van ander ongewenste diere ontslae te raak.
Ek nou weer sou glad nie omgee om een van hulle in ons erf te he nie – sal dalk selfs n paar ongewenste tweebeen besoekers twee keer laat dink as hulle vir “Mollie” op die stoep sien bak in die sonnetjie!
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I remember when my eldest brother was bitten in the foot by a mole snake – it left some of its teeth in his skin!
Goodness, Anne – that must’ve been sore! Eish!
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I’ll pass your kind comment to Joubert, thanks Sue.
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Would have been handy to have one of those when I lived in the countryside, my lawns would have looked much better!
I can’t recall seeing what your country lawn looked like, Brian, but I am sure a mole snake would’ve kept the little miners well clear of your property!
Not a fan of snakes, but nice photos!
Thanks, John – I’ll pass your comment to Joubert