ANIMALS more used to the searing heat have been swanning around in the snow after freak blizzards hit the Savannah.

Giraffes, antelopes and elephants were all among the beasts braving the freeze after the white stuff hit South Africa over the weekend.

4 Giraffes have been captured wandering in a snowy South Africa after the country received a late dusting

Pictures of the snow covered creatures have swept across social media as viewers marvel at the bizarre scenes.

Kitty Viljoen captured elephants enjoying the snow in the Sneeuberg on the Western Cape of South Africa, where snow hit late last week.

Sneeuberg translates to Snow Mountain and dustings are not unusual across parts of South Africa in the winter, but this cold snap comes particularly late in the season.

She also photographed giraffes in snow in the Karoo semi-desert region.

4 Elephants were shown trudging through the snow in images which have swept across social media

4 Antelopes were also pictured bounding through the winter wonderland-like surroundings Credit: Katjana Hoskin Ott/Snow Report SA

4 Snowfall is not uncommon during winter in the region but this cold snap is particularly late in the season Credit: Kitty Viljoen

Antelope on the Glen Harry Game reserve in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, were also snapped surrounded by white covered vegetation.

Snowfall across parts of South Africa late last week forced the department of transport to close roads across the Eastern Cape due to icy conditions.

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On the Western Cape temperatures dropped below zero across parts of Cederberg, the Hex River Mountains and the Matroosberg Reserve.

In July, mid-winter for the Southern Hemisphere, parts of the country were blanketed after several days of heavy snowfall.

More snow is forecast in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape, as well as in the state of Kwazulu-Natal, with some areas receiving more than 25cm over the weekend according to Snow Report South Africa.