Boomslang (Dispholidus typus typus) - venomous and very dangerous.
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Whilst driving through Melkbosstrand I saw this dead Boomslang lying next to the road. In this video I show you what a Boomslang's fangs look like and where they're located in its mouth.
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Boomslang are known for their strikingly large eyes - the largest of any African snake. Females are light to olive brown with dirty white to brown bellies, whereas males may have a variety of colors but usually present dark green on top with yellow bellies and black markings in-between their belly scales.
Shy and diurnal (active during the day), they spend most of their lives in trees and shrubs where they hunt eggs, birds, frogs, chameleons, and other tree-dwelling lizards.
Their venom is haemotoxic, which means that it affects the clotting mechanism in blood and leads to severe internal and external bleeding, or even haemorrhage if untreated. Although potent, the venom is slow-acting and may take more than 24 hours to produce serious symptoms - an effective anti-venom is available in some locations.
There are two common myths about the Boomslang: firstly, that they drop from trees onto people who walk by (they don’t), and secondly that because they’re rear-fanged they can only bite you on your little finger (they are rear-fanged, but can open their jaws 170 degrees and bite you almost anywhere on your body).
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Crossed Whip Snake (Psammophis crucifer) - mildly venomous, but harmless to humans.
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A family in Milnerton found this little snake in their garden and managed to cover it with a plastic container, then called me to fetch it.
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Found mostly in lowland forest, moist savannah, grassland, and fynbos, this fast-moving snake tends to hide quickly when disturbed.
Crossed Whip Snakes feed on small lizards as well as frogs.
Oviparous, they lay 3-13 eggs.
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Karoo Whip Snake (Psammophis notostictus) - mildly venomous.
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People at an office building on Sandown Road found this little snake coiled around their security door bars this afternoon, and called me to relocate it for them.
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Often found in fynbos, grassland, arid savannah, and karoo scrub, the Karoo Whip Snake is alert and quick-moving. It feeds mainly on lizards, mice, and other small rodents.
Oviparous, they lay 3-8 eggs in the summer.=
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Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) - non-venomous, but can inflict a painful bite.
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On my way back from a meeting in the city I was called about a big snake spotted in a parking area near Big Bay. When I arrived the guys there had already captured it in a bag (please don't try this - snakes can easily bite through bags and the best approach is always to just keep an eye on the animal while you wait for the snake catcher to arrive), and I identified it for them, then transferred it to my snake bin.
Mole snakes are found in a variety of habitats, even mountainous regions and deserts, but they're particularly common in sandy scrub-covered and grassveld regions.
They spend most of their time underground, pushing their way through soft sand in search of moles and other rodents. Viviparous, they give live birth to anywhere between 25-50 babies in late summer.
Interestingly, juvenile (young) mole snakes have a variety of patterns and colors that they lose completely once they reach adulthood.
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