The African Snakebite Institute is the leading training provider of Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling courses in Africa, as well as the largest supplier of quality snake handling equipment on the continent. Courses are presented by Johan Marais, one of Africa's leading herpetologists with over 40 years' experience. Johan is the most prominent author of snake books in Africa and has written the best-sellers A Complete Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa and First Aid for Snakebite, to mention just a few. The ASI snakebite protocols and first aid for snakebite procedures are regularly updated with leading snakebite experts in the world. The ASI courses are FGASA-endorsed, accredited by the International Society of Zoological Sciences and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. The courses offered comply with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.