eastern green mamba (dendroaspis angustceps) eating

[zerox505]

uh two days ago i let my pet mamba out in the woods near the school, i am hoping that i made the right decision.

[christophermchale]

@zerox505 of course you did.

[sartung]

@zerox505 lol

[spchelsea1991]

This beast is beautiful. Love it!

[nelobro]

pfff... this species is so damn beautiful!!!

[christophermchale]

@nelobro thanks.

[GhildedGharden]

I didn't realize the greens got so big.

Many years ago, on a trip to Thailand, my friend and I were walking along a road outside Chang Mai. My friend noticed a bright green snake in a bush just off the road and walked over to take a picture. An old man came up behind us and said to my friend, "...you sir, you die young in Thailand." I've looked at a lot of pictures of Thai snakes since then, and I still don't know what it was. But it was a beautiful, irridescent green.

[christophermchale]

@GhildedGharden wouldnt have been one of these, they are african.

[GhildedGharden]

I know that mambas are African. For a long time someone had me convinced that it was a Boomslang. But Boomslangs are African, too, right? At any rate, if memory serves, the little guy in the bush had a triangular head that makes me think it was a viper of some sort. But, I'm not really ask for ID help. You vid just brought that memory back to the surface. An interesting anecdote is all. I have a few anecdotes related to snakes.

[christophermchale]

@GhildedGharden yes, they are african as well. there are a lot of green snakes native to thailand. was it quite a thin snake that was quite long?

[GhildedGharden]

Wow, hi again!

Yes, it was a very thin snake, almost as thin as the branch it was on, but not particularly long. Although, I can't be sure; I'm not the one who walked over for a better look. It may have been a juvenile. The thing I remember most is the little old Thai man telling my friend he was going to die young in Thailand. I absolutely believed him.

I appreciate the time you take to answer questions. I'm not a herper, myself...much too nervous. But I'm fascinated by deadly snakes.

[christophermchale]

@GhildedGharden the snake you are speaking of is more likely than not an ahaetulla prasina. they are very common in thailand and fit the description pretty well. have a look on google and see if you agree.

[GhildedGharden]

It could be, but a don't recall the head being that elongated. But, while Googling I found a picture of Cryptelytrops albolabris and that seems to be closer to what I remember. Still, though, I'm not as stupid as my friend and didn't get that close.

I'm moving to new digs in about a month. When I get settled I might post some blogs about some of my wildlife anecdotes...including several involving snakes. You might find them humorous.

[christophermchale]

@GhildedGharden that was going to be my second guess. although extremely unlikely to be deadly, it will certainly not be a snake you want chewing on you.

let me know when the stories are up, im always up for a chuckle.

im a miserable bastard.