Products - SAVP

SAVP Products: Equine Antivenoms


1. Snake Antivenoms: SAVP presently manufactures three snake antivenoms:


A polyvalent antivenom against the venom of the following snakes:

  • Puff adder (Bitis arietans)
  • Gaboon adder (Bitis gabonica)
  • Rinkhals (Haemachatus haemachatus)
  • Green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps))
  • Jameson's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni))
  • Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis))
  • Cape cobra (Naja nivea))
  • Forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca))
  • Snouted Cobra previously ' Egyptian cobra' (Naja annulifera) and the)
  • Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja Mossambica))
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SAVP remains the only producer of a monovalent antivenom effective against the bite of the Boomslang (Dispholidus typus).

An antivenom for the Exotic Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis ocellatus / pyramidum) is also produced.


2. Spider Antivenom: Our spider antivenom is raised against the venom of Latrodeeeectus indistinctus.


3. Scorpion Antivenom: Our scorpion antivenom is active against the venom of Parabuthus transvaalicus.


Packaging :

  • SAIMR Polyvalent Snake Antivenom 10ml
  • SAIMR Polyvalent Snakebite Outfit (2 x 10ml))
  • SAIMR Boomslang Antivenom 10ml
  • SAIMR Echis ocellatus / pyramidum Antivenom 10ml
  • SAIMR Scorpion Antivenom 5ml
  • SAIMR Spider Antivenom 5ml