Boomslang
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Boomslang
The boomslang, Dispholidus typus, is a South African tree Snake, member of the predominantly harmless family Colubridae ...
About Boomslang
The African boomslang is the one of the few snakes that is poisonous enough o kill people. They are tree dwellers, they wait for birds to land near them and then attack and eat them. Adults can exceed 1.8m in length.
[11] The fangs of 'advanced' venomous snakes like viperids and elapids are hollow to inject venom more effectively, while the fangs of rear-fanged snakes such as the Boomslang merely have a groove on the posterior edge to channel venom into the wound.
The Colubridae is a family of snakes. It is a very big group, containing around 65 percent of all living snake species. Egg-eating snakes, boomslangs and grass snakes are all colubrids.
Scientific name: Colubridae
Rank: Family ...
A proper nesting tree should have a long, smooth trunk and high branches to discourage slithering predators such as Cape cobras and boomslangs, a type of tree snake.
 See also: Snake, Reptile, Lizard, Cobra, Nile monitor
  
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