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This is the Boomslang, from South Africa, like a sideways cobra it puffs it’s neck out to look big and dangerous. And though not as quite as dangerous as many cobras it’s bite still packs a potentially dangerous punch. The old "book by it's cover," saying could not be truer than with snakes. This snake is a dangerous one if you're fool enough to get bit by this very shy animal. Between 1919 and 1962 it has been estimated that only 2 of the 8 serious bites resulted in death. 8 serious bites in 43 years isn't exactly a staggeringly dangerous figure. When left alone they are content to hunt in trees looking for lizards and frogs. The word "boomslang" translates from Afrikaans as "tree snake." |