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Twig snake
Thelotornis
-4.41481, 15.3664
Field Notes
Description:
The species presented here is, if my memory is correct, Thelotornis kirtlandii; (but feel free to correct me) one of four African Twig or Vine snakes. Thelotornis species are easily recognized, being elongated and very slender, with long tails, flat heads and keyhole-like eye-pupils. The species here is brownish snake with darker markings. It has a brightly green narrow head with bright orange tongue. Throat can be inflated when threatened, reinforcing the markings.
Habitat:
Here seen in captivity, in Kinshasa. This is an arboreal snake, living in forests.
Notes:
At some point, while we lived in Kinshasa, my younger son became very interested in learning about African snakes (well, he still loves the subject but expanded it on all snakes...). My wife, of course, wasn't really too keen to trying to look for these beautiful animals in nature... So, as a sort of compromise, I found a great place with great team in Kinshasa to learn from them. And it was really a great experience; we , my son and I, learned a lot in a dozen of visits. So if you are around Kinshasa, the place is called "Le Jardin de Serpents" and their FB page is https://www.facebook.com/Les-Serpents-du..., for amateurs...
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