Guidelines to prevent and treat injury and death from snakebites have been launched by the Ministry of Health with support from First Quantum Minerals (FQM). The National Snakebite Prevention and Management Guidelines, produced by the ministry and Snake Safety Zambia,...
Snakes and snakebites have long been at the centre of many myths and legends in Zambian culture. The fear that these cold-blooded mesopredators elicit is however, largely based on incorrect notions about their nature and behaviour. This misinformation has...