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Dendroaspis viridis
"The name mamba often conjures up visions of an aggressive venomous snake. However, by taking the time to investigate, one might find that first impressions can be deceiving. Dendroaspis means "tree" and "small venomous snake." Green Mambas fit this description very well. They are shy, slender snakes that rarely exceed 7 feet in length. They spend most of their time in trees and bushes. Mambas are in the same family as other venomous snakes, such as cobras and coral snakes. Green Mambas seem to avoid human contact and will retreat if disturbed. However, they will attack if bothered and even a defensive bite from the Green Mamba delivers a potent dose of venom."
Captive snake at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia.
That's odd as the Eastern Green Mamba looks a lot different. The black around the scales is distinctive to the Western Green Mamba. Compare to this picture of an Eastern - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Easter...
Thanks Ashish.
Shirezu, that's what I thought too, but the website has Dendroaspis angusticeps as the scientific name, which according to Wiki is the binomial name for Eastern.
http://www.riverbanks.org/animals/factsh...
Spotted on Nov 6, 2010
Submitted on Nov 12, 2012
