The venomous snakes of Africa SAVANNAS, Boomslang, Rinkhals, spitting cobras, Black mamba
BUY YOUR LIVING ZOOLOGY MERCHANDISE HERE: BECOME A MEMBER Africa is home to many amazing venomous snakes. This continent has many ecosystems. We will explore deserts, savannas and rainforests of subSaharan Africa. This second episode is about venomous snakes living in savannas. Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) typically lives in savannas and woodlands. You will see beautiful green males and a grey female. This episode also shows the Southern twig snake (Thelotornis capensis) and Usambara vine snake (Thelotornis usambaricus). Savannas and grasslands are home for several species of spitting cobras. Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is not a true cobra. You will see it play dead This episode shows spitting behavior of Blacknecked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) and Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica). Later we visit Nick Evans, a snake rescuer f
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