So if you’re standing between a snake and its escape route, prepare for a fearsome display. “If their only escape route is past a human with a shovel, then they are likely to react in the only way they can.” Their venom is used to subdue prey that would otherwise be impossible for a snake to eat,” says Dion Wedd, curator of the Territory Wildlife Park, NT. “Snakes don’t perceive humans as food and they don’t aggressively bite things out of malice. Most snakes would rather slither away from humans than fight them. Most bites occur when people are trying to kill a snake or show off.”
“Snake bites are very, very rare and often the fault of the person being bitten.
So much so that they are referred to as "Sabre Antelope".“This is in contrast to India, for example, where bites may reach one million a year, with over 50,000 deaths,” says Associate Professor Bryan Fry, a herpetologist and venom expert at the University of Queensland. Gemsbok get their name from the Dutch term for male Chamois.It is one of 5 antelope species besides the Blackbuck, Blue Wildebeest, Springbok, and Lesser Kudu. It can be hunted in the Vurhonga Savanna Reserve. Both male and female gemsbok have long, sharp, pointed horns which can extend up to 1.60 m in length, which they use frequently to battle for dominance or fight off predators." ― In-Game Description Their hide is used by local tribes to craft shields, along with their horns, which are used in making spears. To complement its dominating size and stature, the gemsbok has thick skin to protect its neck from both predators and rivals.
Gemsbok often stands 1.00 m in shoulder height an can weigh between 230.00 kg and 250.00 kg, with females being only slightly smaller than the males of the species. Native to the dry plains, deserts and arid regions of southern Africa, the gemsbok lives in large mixed herds and follows a nomadic lifestyle, rarely staying in a territory long enough to overgraze it. " The gemsbok is the largest of the three members of the Oryx genus.
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