Forget the Black Mamba, We Found an African Rock Python !
Last week we published a post about a close encounter with a black mamba, Africa’s largest venomous snake. With the mamba’s deadly mix of neurotoxic (specifically dendrotoxin ) venoms, it made for an adrenalin filled sighting. This experience was nothing short of enthralling and left herpetologists slithering with excitement and the office based team green […]
On the Ground with a Black Mamba!
Sounds silly doesn’t it? Most would think so, seeing as the black mamba is the largest venomous snake in Africa and possesses a deadly combination of neuro-cardiotoxic venom that attacks the heart and nerves of a bite victim within seconds. However, our ranger at Africa on Foot, Mike Beard, has a lifelong passion for snakes […]
The Week in Pictures: A Photography Round Up
Goings on at the camp are as exciting as ever and it seems that every major predator has come out to play. During our #livebushfeed edition on Wednesday, we were getting live reports from the rangers at Africa on Foot that the Trilogy Lions – a mean coalition of 3 males – was stalking and hunting buffalo. The […]
The Day of the Elephants
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is teeming with wildlife activity at the moment. The change of season is upon us and with it brings a host of new activity. At the moment we are seeing a prolific number of breeding herds of elephant. Affectionately known as jumbos, elephants always display remarkable behaviour. There is never […]
The Magic of a Safari Tree House
Tree houses were designed for kids, to evoke their innermost imaginations and to create fantastical stories. And to keep them busy for hours on end while G n Ts go down for the grown ups in the garden! A fortress built in the trees, a lookout loft, a secret place for tea-parties, or an exclusive hangout with […]
Week in Pics: Lions of the Klaserie
* Warning: Graphic Images from Lion Kill This week has been a busy week of wildlife sightings. The camps have been rife with big cat activity, predator kills and the presence of cubs. It was not possible to capture all the activity on camera due to poor visibility – but we did our best and […]
Trilogy Lions Kill a Buffalo
The big boys of the Klaserie have done it again – after being seen yesterday on game drive with full bellies and looking very lazy, it turns out The Trilogy used the hours of darkness to make yet another kill early this morning. This coalition of 3 big male lions has been hanging around old Ross […]
Recap of our #Livebushfeed REAL time Safari
Last night we launched our first installment of our real time safari idea; and it was a roaring success. Every Wednesday, on the evening game drive, our rangers head out into the African bush and report wildlife sightings to the office based team. Sightings and images go live instantly, creating an atmosphere of a virtual […]
Video Footage from Our Kruger Camera Trap
We’ve always been curious about how wildlife behaves without the presence of our game vehicles, so we set up a camera trap on our traverse in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. We are amazed at the action we caught on camera. Three out of the big five – not bad going ! The herd of […]
