Male at campsite in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Colubridae
Genus:
Dispholidus
Species:
D. typus
Binomial name
Dispholidus typus
(A. Smith, 1828)
Boomslang distribution
Extant (resident)
Synonyms[1]
Bucephalus typus A. Smith, 1828
Dispholidus typus —Boulenger, 1896
The boomslang (/ˈboʊmslɑːŋ/ or /ˈbɔːmsləŋ/; Dispholidus typus) is a highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae.[2] The species is native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
^Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Dispholidus, pp. 186-187; species Dispholidus typus, pp. 187–189, Figure 14).
^Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2007. ISBN 9781593392925.
The boomslang (/ˈboʊmslɑːŋ/ or /ˈbɔːmsləŋ/; Dispholidus typus) is a highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Sub-Saharan...
Sidewinder, it was easy for the rest of the Viper's allies (Coachwhip, Boomslang, Slither, and Rock Python), to assault the place. Many of the charter...
Talking Heads, Bryan Ferry and Hans Zimmer. Having released an album titled Boomslang in 2003 under the name Johnny Marr and the Healers, Marr released his...
age and the fact that Boomslangs are rear-fanged. The bite occurred because he had held the snake in an unsafe manner. Boomslang venom causes disseminated...
that its venom would be enough to harm him. The snake was a very deadly boomslang. Schmidt maintained a scientific diary noting his symptoms over the course...
as are a few snakes that have strong enough venom to kill humans (i.e. boomslangs [Dispholidus] and twigsnakes [Thelotornis]). Within Colubrinae, genera...
(2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-335-0. "Boomslang: Psychedelic Furs bassist reflects from his Kentucky home". Kentucky.com...
injected more effectively, and the fangs of rear-fanged snakes such as the boomslang simply have a groove on the posterior edge to channel venom into the wound...
but others have toxic saliva and at least five species, including the boomslang (Dispholidus typus), have caused human fatalities. Elapidae (elapids)...
turned black. A flap-necked chameleon, Chamaeleo dilepis, attacked by a boomslang while crossing a road in Namibia adopts a threatening defense posture...
Supposedly Howard was bitten by a snake called a Peruvian Boomslang. There are no boomslangs in the Americas; the species is native to South Africa and...
scope of SANBI. The Botanical Society Conservatory Strelitzia juncea Boomslang, Tree canopy walkway, Arboretum Table Mountain is visible in the background...
founding member of Johnny Marr & the Healers, although their first album, Boomslang, would not be released for another three years after which the band did...
but others have potent venom and at least five species, including the boomslang, have caused human fatalities. Elapidae (elapids) Sea snakes, taipans...
emergency situations. Furthermore, within the Colubridae, the South African boomslang and twig snakes, as well as the Asian keelback snakes (Rhabdophis sp.)...
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another band, Johnny Marr + the Healers, which released only one album, Boomslang (2003), to moderate success, then split up shortly afterwards. He later...
snakes. These species have an almost identical defense mechanism as the boomslang (Dispholidus typus) and twig snakes (genusThelotornis) in that they will...
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