Winston Frederick Sterzel, also known by his YouTube pseudonym SerpentZA, is a South African vlogger and video producer.

[2] His videos cover a variety of topics relating to Chinese politics and life in China from his personal perspective.

[10] In late 2018, according to Sterzel and Tye, they faced increased harassment and threats from Chinese internet trolls.

The month after, Michael Spavor, a business partner and friend of the pair, was detained by Chinese authorities.

As a result, Sterzel and Tye chose to leave China and moved to Los Angeles in 2019.