The most Venomous Snake in Africa - by @mambaman
Africa's most venomous snake. Not to be confused with Africa's most dangerous snake - that title rightly belongs to the fearsome Black Mamba.
The Boomslang (African Tree Snake) - you need slightly less venom to kill a man than the Black Mamba but you are far less likely to be bitten by a Boomslang than a Black Mamba.
This Boomslang in the picture is bleeding as it was being attacked by a bird - a Grey Headed Shrike. This is quite ironic as the Boomslang includes birds in it's diet!
So dangerous.
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What a snake. I never saw that before. May be he swallow something. It’s looks crazy.
Thanks for the post, didn’t know boomslang was that venomous, thanks for the info
Thank You for this, you have just reminded me about something I wanted to do on a pretty unpleasant snake!
Thank you. And what was that you wanted to do?
An Article on the Russells Viper.
I look forward to reading it.
Had a bit of a struggle there.... Good thing you highlighted the difference (venomous, dangerous)
Whenever I see snakes, we both run in the opposite direction.
Thanks for recognizing the difference between Most Venomous and Most Dangerous.
The snake usually gets as a
Big a fright as a human does when the meet and indeed run / slither in opposite directions.
Wonderful picture... hmmmm...???why is it easier to be bitten by the black mamba rather than the boomslang yet that boomslang has more dangerous venom than the black mamba????
Do they differ in behavior??
Black Mamba are by far more likely to bite than a Boomslang.
A Boomslang is more timid. A Black Mamba more nervous
The Boomslang venom is slow acting. ( kill a man in 7 days) The Black Mamba venom is fast acting. ( kill a man in a few hours)
Thanks for information...
Am humbled.
That freaks the hell out of me.
Can you imagine being below that tree?Lord! Nature is beautiful and sometimes its not, this is one of those times its not.
is it the most dangerous in the whole of Africa?
Not most dangerous - most venomous. There is a big difference
Would not like to see this one outside of my tent 😥
Lol..Are u scared?
OMG! more dangerous snake than black mumba! Thank you sir @africaunited for sharing this info. You are great sir. Keep sharing this types of information sir. I am a fan of your blog sir. your blog is so interesting sir. best wish for you sir
Not more dangerous than a Black Mamba - More venomous.
The Black Mamba is by far more dangerous.