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mW H AT I S C O V E R E D I N T H E O N E D AY C O U R S E ?

Spider Bite and First Aid Treatment•

Scorpion Sting and First Aid Treatment•

Snake Behaviour and Biology•

Myths and Superstition•

Encounters with Snakes•

Prevention of Snakebite•

First Aid for Snakebite•

Discussion on the Use of Antivenom•

Discussion on Medical Treatment of Snakebite•

Venomous Snake Handling

WHY USE THEAFRICAN SNAKEBITE

INSTITUTE?Courses are presented by Johan Marais, one of Africa’s leading

herpetologists with over 40 years’ experience.

Johan is the most prominent author of snake books in Africa and has written the best-sellers A Complete Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa and First Aid for Snakebite, to mention just a few.

The African Snakebite Institute is affiliated with the Alexander Herp Lab, University of Witwatersrand, and a service provider to the South African Society of Travel Medicine and Travel Doctor.

The ASI snakebite protocols and first aid for snakebite procedures are regularly updated with leading snakebite experts in the world.

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Safe snake handling protocols were developed while working as curator at some of Africa’s leading snake parks and as a result of visits to various rep-tile parks and research facilities in the USA, Mexico, U.K., Spain, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, China, Singa-pore, Thailand, Australia and various African countries.

The ASI courses are FGASA-endorsed, accredited by the International Society of Zoological Sciences and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

Courses are regularly offered to the likes of Sasol, Eskom, Department of Water Affairs, Umgeni Water, Master Drilling, Group 5, Anglo American, De Beers, Wilderness Safaris, Wind Farms, Siemens, Singita and various mines and construction companies throughout Africa.

Johan is the snake expert for the Tygerberg Poison Centre and the Red Cross Poison Centre as well as advisor to various hospitals and clinics throughout Africa. w

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THE PROGRAM

Venomous snakes are provided for the training and will include species appropriate for the region such as the Puff Adder, Snouted Cobra, Rinkhals and Forest Cobra (but will vary).

Snake AwarenessMonthly courses are offered at Cradle Moon in Muldersdrift, Gauteng as well as courses in Cape Town (Butterfly World), Durban (PheZulu Safari Park in Bothas Hill), Hoedspruit, Nelspruit and elsewhere upon request. It is a 2 – 3 hour program that includes a section on the major groups of scorpions, prevention of stings, the do’s and don’ts of basic first aid for scorpion sting, spider awareness, the dangerous spiders and first aid, bee sting, snake awareness, snake biology and behaviour, myths and superstition, identification of snakes in the area, basic first aid for snakebite and a discussion on the medical treatment of snakebite. The Snake Awareness course is followed by a multiple choice test whereafter we break for lunch.

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THE PROGRAM

The do’s and don’ts of first aid for snakebite are covered in the Snake Awareness course as well as a discussion on the medical treatment of snakebite. The latter segment

is purely to enlighten delegates so that they fully understand how medical doctors treat snakebite and what can be done during first aid to assist with subsequent treatment.

The afternoon session for those that are also doing venomous snake handling, lasts about two hours (de-pending on the size of the group) and delegates are taught how to safely cap-ture and contain venomous snakes using snake tongs, snake hooks, snake tubes and snake buckets. At no stage does anyone catch snakes by the tail or behind the neck. The purpose of this segment is to teach people how to cope with and safely remove venomous snakes in an emergency situation.

FIRST AID FOR SNAKEBITE

VENOMOUS SNAKE HANDLING

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This training is not part of the Snake Awareness and Ven-omous Snake Handling course and includes training on how to apply pressure immobilisation bandages and the

use of a bag valve mask reserve with and/or without oxygen. It is a half day course and successful delegates receive a certificate in Ad-vanced First Aid for Snakebite.

ADVANCED FIRST AID FOR SNAKEBITE

ADDITIONAL COURSES

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ADDITIONAL COURSES

This course is largely for someone working at a reptile park or who keeps venomous snakes or works with them. Extensive previous ex-perience with handling snakes or having attended a FGASA-endorsed snake awareness and venomous snake handling course is a prerequi-site for anyone who wants to attend this course. Advanced Snake Han-dling will include tailing and neck-ing, tubing and probing snakes as well as handling Black Mambas. This is a half-day course.

ADVANCED SNAKE HANDLING

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ADDITIONAL COURSES

Recommendations will be made as to what equip-ment is required when capturing and relocating snakes. We have a full range of snake handling equipment as well as Bag Valve Masks, posters, books, scorpion torches and snake gaiters.

SNAKE HANDLINGEQUIPMENT

CERTIFICATESThe courses are FGASA (Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) approved and accredited by ISZS (International Society of Zoological Sciences). Johan Marais is also an instructor for the Emergency Care and Safety Institute. Courses are presented to the South African Society of Travel Medicine and Travel Doctor, amongst others. Successful can-didates are awarded a certificate in Snake Awareness and First Aid for Snakebite whereas those also doing the snake handling receive a certificate in Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venom-ous Snake Handling. The Snake Awareness course is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and registered medical practitioners received 4 CPD points (Level 2).

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Each delegate receives Snake Awareness notes, a First Aid for Snake-bite booklet and an A3 Dangerous Snakes of Southern Africa poster.

Snake Awareness and Venomous Snake Handling costs R1, 500.00 (VAT included) per delegate.

For Snake Awareness alone the charge is R850.00 (VAT included) per delegate.

Advanced First Aid for Snakebite costs R995.00 (VAT included) per delegate.

Advanced Snake Handling costs R1, 200.00 (VAT included) per delegate.

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