Your course leader is Mike Perry, owner of African Reptiles & Venom. Mike has been catching snakes since 1965, has personally experienced 3 snakebites, (puff adder 1971, Rinkhals 1972, Forest cobra 2010) has suffered anaphylaxis after antivenom administration, and has assisted and trained medical doctors on snakebite treatment & has trained many people how to correctly treat snakebite and safely handle snakes, and is a professional extractor of venom from snakes for antivenom manufacturer SAVP (Pty) Ltd the SA Lab that manufactures our antivenom. You will learn from the 52 years of experience and professional snake catching that Mike can offer. Mike has recently published a guide on dangerous snakes found in Southern Africa, so is also a published author.