GREEN MAMBA SAVED
Category: 6. Elapidae - COBRAS and MAMBAS | Date: Dec 02 2007 | By: admin
Today I saved a very nice Green Mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps form the Croze’s house on Plot 31, Watamu.
The house staff were cleaning the house when on the top floor in one of the rooms one, of them spotted the Mamba lying on the dressing table. Fortunately because they know us and the work we do at Bio-Ken they did not kill the snake on the spot. Instead one of the house staff called me on my mobile phone so I went and caught it. It was a very nice female of breeding age in good condition. I paid the guys their reward of Ksh 200/= (about 3 US$) and took the snake back to the Snake Farm. This week it will be released on my way to Tsavo where hopefully it will not come into contact with people again. People are not usually quite so understanding when it comes to poisonous snakes.
I should point out that the Green Mambas in East Africa are a different species to the ones in West Africa. They are known as the Western Green Mamba Dendroaspis viridus
Photo by Royjan Taylor
Photo by Wolfgang Wuster
Technorati : Dendroaspis angusticeps, Eastern Green Mamba
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5 Responses to “GREEN MAMBA SAVED”
Katherine Herzog, on 02 Dec 2007
Thank you, Royjan, for saving this beautiful green mamba. Educating people to these fasinating creatures is very rewarding…I have brought several people to Bio-Ken who said they hated snakes but when they learned about them and are able to handle the relaxed, non-venemous species…they almost always become more understanding, tolerant and,sometimes, even passionate about these much maligned beings.
Also, Bravo for your hard work, and perseverence on obtaining credentials for the new “Ashe Spitting Cobra”!
You are doing brilliant work.
Dana-Arizona, on 03 Dec 2007
Yes education is the key! I second Katherine’s statement - you are doing brilliant work!
F. J. PECHIR, on 03 Dec 2007
Good work!
Brad Robison, on 08 Dec 2007
how many mambas were there and now how many are there
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