green mamba

The eastern green mamba is only one of 4 mambas another is in one of my other blogs the black mamba, the green mamba can grow from 6 to 7 feet in length.The green mamba is similar to the black mamba and the others they all have the same shaped head but they are in different colors.The newly birthed mambas are about 15 inches long and are still able to kill a full grown adult the green mambas life range is 12 to 20 years.Their habitats are mostly consist of woodlands and coastal bushlands along with bambo thickets they  will only leave the safety of the trees to find food or go for a swim on a hot day. The green mamba can be found on the east coast of southern africa the green mamba has been known to be shy unlike the black mamba that will chase people the green mamba will most likely just strike if in danger or just hide in the thickets since they can blend in to the leafs and that is one of their greatest strengths is blending in with their well adapted skin 87wD972QE1U youtube video of green mamba 

Desert Horned Viper

 The desert horned viper is known for its two horns above its eyes and this sets it apart from other snakes you would find in the desert. The snake is similar to the side winder and moves in a similar motion across the sand they also have a pattern on there back that resembles the sand and helps them blend in to the sand and rocks around it. They are mostly found in northern africa and the middle east. For example the snake played a prominent and at times a mythical role in egyptians history mummified bodies of desert horned viper where found in the city of thebes on the banks of the nile river. In egyptian 
hieroglyphics a desert horned viper species that may have inflicted cleopatrias fatal wound when the 

legendary woman used a snake to commit suicide in the year 31 B.C. 

As you can see the desert horned vipers head is in the
shape of an anvil and has the iconic cat like eyes 

In this image you can see a horned viper blending
in with the sand and gravel with its skin.

yellow bellied sea snake

The yellow bellied sea snake like other sea snakes has a paddle like tail and the reason for the name is easy to tell why it is named the way it is because of the yellow belie.The yellow bellied sea can be found in africa from djibouti in the north to cape town in the south and across the indian ocean,the pacific,south as far as the northern coast of new zealand,all the way to the western coast of america,where it occurs from northern peru in the south including the galapagos islands.They travel along the warm sea currents and travel on the surface of the water they also will hold their head out of the water when they are swimming fast. The yellow bellied sea snake feeds mostly on small fish.They are capable of swimming 1 m/sec and they are 10x more venomous than the  egyptian cobra but they deliver a smaller amount of venom per bite than the cobra and the venom is used to immobilize their prey females give berth from 2 to 6 live young after 6 months.The yellow sea snake can be found in groups and they can be found in floating sea weed.  

                          video meGFcJ03bg0