Field Guide to the Snakes of Eswatini

Rupert Wilkey grew up in Kenya and Malawi and caught his first snake at the age of twelve. Since then, he has spent the past fifty years studying the reptiles and amphibians of Africa. In 1996, Rupert was made a Founder Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and in 1998, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has been part of numerous expeditions in Africa and recently worked with the University of Marrakech Cadi Ayyad, collecting DNA samples from reptile species in the Atlas Mountains. In 2020, he won the Cambridge University Student Led Teaching Award for Inclusive Practice. As an accomplished author, he has written extensively on reptiles and African history. He is a member of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Society of Authors. Sarah Nann moved to Africa when she was six years old, first to Zambia, then Malawi and Kenya. She obtained an Honours degree in Zoology from Edinburgh University. Since arriving in Eswatini thirty years ago, she has been actively involved in snake rescue and relocation. Research for her Master's degree in psychology led to the publication of a paper about snakebites in rural communities. Sarah is a member of The Herpetological Association of Africa (HAA) and in 2024 was made a Paul Harris Fellow for her educational work with reptiles.

Foreword by Richard C. Boycott A Message from the Honourable Minister Mr Manqoba Khumalo Preface Acknowledgements Introduction How to use this book Identifying snakes Species accounts - Highly venomous - Venomous - Venomous not dangerous - Not venomous - Blind and thread snakes Similar-looking snake species Similar-looking green snakes Similar-looking grass snakes Lizards confused with snakes Additional photographs Habitat Snake taxonomy and biology Human-snake interactions National parks and game reserves Societies Further reading Glossary Photographic contributors Index of scientific names