A Collection of Boomslang Photos by Barry Kleynhans

"Of all the creatures on Gods earth there are none that I love more than snakes. I have been a snake junkie since the age of 6 when my late dad took me snake catching. I'd like to share my pictures of these gorgeous creatures taken in the Shepstone area of KZN." Barry Kleynhans

See notes on colour variation below.

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Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area	Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area	Picture taken in February 2008 also in the Port Shepstone...	Picture taken December 2007 Port Shepstone area.
Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area	Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area	Another of my pic’s of these gorgeous creatures taken in...	Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area
Taken in the Port Shepstone area on or about the 3rd of...	Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area	Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area	Picture taken in March 2007. Port Shepstone area

Colour variation for the Boomslang, Dispholidus typus, is far greater than any other snake in South Africa. Juveniles are light grey to brown above with a fine stippling of blue, especially on the anterior parts. The head is brown to grey above, while the throat may be vivid yellow to organge. Below, white to yellowish with dark speckles. The enormous eyes are brilliant emerald green. When the snake is about 1m long the colour changes to that of the adult.
Most females are light to olive brown with dirty white to brown bellies, whereas the males might have the following coloration:
(a) green to olive green with or without black interstitial skin, the belly a similar but lighter colour;
(b) bright green with black-edged scales, giving the snake a crossbarred appearance;
(c) black above with dark grey belly scales that are black edged. Brick-red specimens are found in some areas.
Source: A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa. Johan Marais.

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