A Cape Town man is in a stable condition after being bitten by a Cape Cobra on Saturday.
Netcare 911 says when paramedics arrived on scene they found the man to be in a stable condition.
Spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe said that “paramedics began with treatment and thereafter transported the man to a nearby hospital for further medical care.”
She said the incident happened Saturday afternoon while the man was busy gardening at his home in Goodwood.
Mathe said according to snake expert, Johan Marais, the Cape Cobra is an “extremely dangerous cobra that will stand its ground when confronted.”
“Bites are often fatal, with the victim dying of suffocation due to respiratory collapse,” said Marais.
He said the Cape Cobra has got a highly neurotoxic venom and is the most potent of any African cobra.
