Boomslang

Boomslang · Dispholidus typus

A slender tree snake with huge eyes and a short, blunt head. Males are often bright green, females brown. It spends its life in trees hunting chameleons, birds and eggs. Its venom is potent but it is very shy and rarely bites, keeping its fangs near the back of its mouth. Left in peace high in the branches, it poses little danger to careful watchers.

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How to identify it

A thin, large-eyed snake in the treetops, bright leaf-green (males) or brown (females), with a stubby egg-shaped head.

Where to see it in Kruger

Lives in trees and tall bushes throughout the park, occasionally spotted gliding through riverine branches, though its camouflage makes it easy to miss.

Did you know

Its eyes are so big it has some of the best eyesight of any African snake, spotting a chameleon from far away!

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