eSnakes Southern Africa
The essential snake ID app
$15.99 · Designed for iPad
Get up close and personal with 176 snake species in southern Africa. Whether you’re hiking, visiting national parks, or simply exploring wildlife, this snake identifier and field guide is the perfect ID app for anybody with an interest in southern African snake species.
Designed for easy identification of all snakes likely to be spotted, this app helps you identify snakes by photo, view venomous vs non‐venomous danger levels, and learn about habitats, size, scale patterns and behaviour. It even includes emergency hospital contacts, just in case you get a little too close.
FEATURES INCLUDE:
• 176 southern African snake species
• Over 800 vibrant photographs, including updated size and head illustrations
• Up-to-date, accurate information on family groups and individual species
• Species text available in English and Afrikaans
• Identify species by danger, head shape, scale, terrain, upper side or underside colour, pattern, size and habitat.
• Updated geographical distribution maps; emergency hospital contacts
• Improved My Location functionality
• Expanded Life List functionality
• Compare two species side by side
THE AUTHOR
Johan Marais is an entrepreneur, naturalist and photographer. He has contributed significantly towards the conservation of reptiles during the past twenty years. He has lectured widely on the topic, is past chairman of the Herpetological Association of Africa and serves as a member of the Crocodile Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). He has authored a range of books, including A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
* Uninstalling/reinstalling the app will result in the loss of your list. We recommend that you keep a backup from the application (My List > Export).
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The app includes updated data and a My Location feature.
This small update fixed an issue that cause the app to quit.
The developer, mydigitalearth.com, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Cool Ideas LLC
- Size
- 158.9 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Cool Ideas LLC
