Snakes in South Africa - What about snakes when hunting in South Africa?

It depends on what time of the year (season) you visit and which area/s. Snakes are reptiles, thus more active in hot/warm weather and more likely to be encountered in summer. Please be aware of the fact that only a small percentage of snakes are venomous enough to be deadly to Man and that snakes in general offer NO threat at all. Also, different areas and terrain house different species. When walking in Nature, appropriate footwear and decent gaitors can go very far in protecting your lower legs and feet against a possible snake bite. The possibility of encountering snakes in summer in the Freestate, for instance, is very, very limited. Remember, snakes will in most cases steer clear of humans and if you do not act aggressively, threatingly and you do not provoke them, the chances of being bitten are nearly zero.