BOOMSLANG
(Dispholidus typus)
Setswana Names: logwere / legwere
SNAKE LENGTH
Average Length : 1.2m to 1.6m
Maximum Length : 2.0m
(Dispholidus typus)
Indicator map for the Boomslang in Southern Africa
ACTIVITY
Active in the day
VENOM
Potent Haemotoxic
FANGS
Back Fanged
REPRODUCTION
Lays between 8 to 27 eggs in late spring / early summer
SNAKE ACTIVITY
Active in the day
SNAKE VENOM
Potent Haemotoxic
FANGS
Back Fanged
REPRODUCTION
Lays between 8 to 27 eggs in late spring / early summer
COLOUR
- Juveniles are brown / grey on top with blue interstitial skin, white below with yellow throat and emerald-green eyes
- Most adult females are brown or olive
- Males can range from green, dark brown to black
HABITAT
- Trees and shrubs
- Sometimes comes to the ground to hunt and to bask
FEEDING
Feeds on:
- Frogs
- Chameleons
- Tree-living lizards
- Birds and eggs
- Rodents are sometimes eaten
MISCELLANEOUS
- Keeled scales and has large eyes with a stubby head
- Can inflate neck when agitated
COLOUR
- Juveniles are brown / grey on top with blue interstitial skin, white below with yellow throat and emerald-green eyes
- Most adult females are brown or olive
- Males can range from green, dark brown to black
HABITAT
- Trees and shrubs
- Sometimes comes to the ground to hunt and to bask
FEEDING
Feeds on:
- Frogs
- Chameleons
- Tree-living lizards
- Birds and eggs
- Rodents are sometimes eaten
MISCELLANEOUS
- Keeled scales and has large eyes with a stubby head
- Can inflate neck when agitated
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