These are two of South Africa’s most venomous snakes, a female boomslang to the left (seen because the female boomslang is brown and the male is green) and a black mamba to the right. It is almost unknown to see them together.
As an example, you collapse within 45 minutes after a single bite from a black mamba, and die within 8 hours if you have not received the anti-venom.
What is the difference between poisonous and venomous?
If you bite it and you die, it is poisonous; if it bites you and you die, it is venomous.
This diagram is incorrectly labelled, but very interesting:
They look rather comfy together. Like a couple, human-watching. 🙂 I love this picture.
Highly dangerous, but really cute.
Also, I love the description of poisonous and venomous. 😀 Gorgeous.
Good to know when walking through Central Park.
And that tree could be in someone’s back garden!!!! Oh Janet, there’s a lot to be said for living in England……and Sweden I guess?
Oh yes! I don’t mind snakes but the huge bird-eating and camel spiders freak me out.