boomslangn.
/ˈbuːmslaŋ/, U.S. /ˈbumˌslæŋ/, South African English /ˈbʊəmslʌŋ/ South African and East African.
The tree-snake Dispholidus typus.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > miscellaneous types of
grey snake1703
garter-snake1775
boomslang1793
scarlet snake1842
blunt head1869
tiger-snake1869
house snake1870
ground-snake1885
lycodont1887
mole snake1893
sling-snake1895
file snake1912
mussurana1914
1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 156 A serpent..was found here, called the Boomslang, or (tree serpent) on account of its being frequently found in trees.
1849 A. Smith Illustr. Zool. S. Afr.: Reptilia Pl. xiii The natives of South Africa regard the Boom-slange as poisonous; but in their opinion we cannot concur. The Boom-slange [Bucephalus capensis] is generally found upon trees.
1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. 136.
1952 Cape Argus 7 June 2/7 Cobras, puff~adders, boomslangs and other deadly snakes.
1970 Cape Times 22 Jan. 6/3 The ban applies to black mambas as well as green..and also to cobras, rinkhalse, boomslange..and the..harmless mole snake.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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