Fact file
Full Name: Spotted skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)
Other Names: Spotted grass snake | Rhombic skaapsteker | Gespikkelde skaapsteker
Classification: Mildly venomous
Psammophylax is the genus (similar to your surname) name of widespread African snakes commonly referred to as spotted or striped skaapstekers, so named for the incorrect belief that they regularly bite and kill sheep.
While both species have a mild cytotoxic venom that poses little threat to large animals, as well as relatively
