steven-wasonga/Snake-Distributions

Visualize Snake Distributions of the 13 medically important snakes in Kenya # Kenya Snake Atlas An interactive web application for visualising the distribution of Kenya's 13 medically important snake species, built with R Shiny. Developed in partnership with KSRIC, KIPRE, and the Kenya Ministry of Health. steeve.shinyapps.io ## Overview Distribution shapefiles were derived from the Kenya MoH *Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Snakebite Envenoming*. The atlas provides an accessible reference for species identification, geographic range and emergency first aid protocols. ## Features - **Distribution Map** — Select any of the 13 species to render its range as a colour-coded polygon overlay on a county-boundary base map of Kenya. Popup labels show venom type and scientific name on click. - **Species Sidebar** — Each selection surfaces the species photograph, venom type badge, adult length, visual appearance description, habitat, ecological notes, and a colour-coded emergency first aid protocol. - **All Species Gallery** — Browse all 13 species as cards filtered by venom category (Neurotoxic, Hemotoxic, Cytotoxic). Click any card to jump directly to that species on the distribution map. - **Multi-Species Overlay Map** — Select up to 13 species simultaneously to compare overlapping ranges across Kenya on a single map with a colour legend. ## The 13 Species Covered | Common Name | Scientific Name | Venom Type | |---|---|---| | Puff Adder | *Bitis arietans* | Cytotoxic / Hemotoxic | | Black Mamba | *Dendroaspis polylepis* | Neurotoxic | | Green Mamba | *Dendroaspis angusticeps* | Neurotoxic | | Boomslang | *Dispholidus typus* | Hemotoxic | | Red Spitting Cobra | *Naja pallida* | Cytotoxic | | Black Necked Spitting Cobra | *Naja nigricollis* | Cytotoxic / Neurotoxic | | Large Brown Spitting Cobra | *Naja ashei* | Cytotoxic | | Carpet Viper | *Echis ocellatus* | Hemotoxic | | Eastern Forest Cobra | *Naja subfulva* | Neurotoxic | | Egyptian Cobra | *Naja haje* | Neurotoxic / Cytotoxic | | Ga …