Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis) - harmless. -- Just a quick update on the injured Brown House Snake I removed from a house in Bellville last week: He's doing very well, and the bite wound is closing up quickly. He ate this weekend and I’m applying more antibiotic ointment every couple of hours. I’ll likely have to keep him until after he’s shed once or twice, but I’ll keep you guys updated. -- Download the “Snake Removal Pro” app to have instant access to your nearest snake catcher’s contact details, read frequently asked questions, watch snake rescue videos, and more: http://bit.ly/snakeremovalpro -- Your donations help us keep our community and wildlife safe! Even tiny amounts from enough of our fans would help us cover our fuel cost & time - simply click on one of the "Donate" buttons here: http://www.bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD4SeHRJ6ZM

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) - venomous and very dangerous. *Please click on the button below to "Share" this post!* -- I relocated this subadult Boomslang from a place in Big Bay earlier today. You may see "snake catchers" on TV haphazardly "necking" snakes the way I do in this video, but PLEASE don't ever try doing this yourself. Not only is it extremely dangerous (some species of snake can reach around and bite you even if you neck them), it's also very stressful on the snake. I used necking in this case because it was the only way to safely get this small snake out of a very tall tree. -- You can help us keep our wildlife safe! Even small donations help immensely: http://www.bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/donate -- 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). -- Read more about this species here: https://bloubergsnakerescue.co.za/snake-profiles/dispholidus-typus-typus-boomslang/ Find your nearest snake catcher's contact details here: https://snakeremoval.co.za/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fb2jUI_Z1Y