b_dahlia

First: I really like your posts and especially your pictures at the southafrica sub! :)

On the other hand I am a litte concerned with a view to our upcoming vacation to South Africa in December. We have been in ZA already but just stayed in guesthouses in densely populated areas the last time. However, this time we will spend a few weeks in the Cederberge and Great Karoo and will stay overnight in small cottages in the wild respectively in the sanpark camps.

Maybe it is a stupid question... Is it advised (or overacted), to check all corners of the cottages for cape cobras or other crawling invaders when checking in?

Anyway, I will definitely turn on the lights when going to the toilet at night. :D

Thanks a lot for your advices! Already read about puff adders and saw several warnings in Agulhas and de Mond - but no puff adder. ;)

I won't be paranoid. It's just, I come from a part of this world without any venomous/deadly animals. Therefore, it is difficult for me to estimate the actual risk here. ...and I once saw a picture from a cape cobra under a TV bench. Quite rare too, I guess. ;)