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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dendroaspis angusticeps RANGE: Most of Africa. HABITAT: Found usually in tropical or wooded areas. Mambas are also very good tree climbers. DIET: Feeds mostly on birds, rodents, frogs and lizards. STATUS: Not threatened APPEARANCE Two enlarged venom fangs fixed to the front of the mouth. Solid teeth in both jaws. Green mambas are the smallest of the species reaching an average of 1.5 metres in length. Glossy green in colour with a lighter bright greenish-yellow belly. Green mambas are thin, elegant snakes with a very distinctive head and long thin tail. They have small eyes, smooth scales and a long rectangular head. Often confused with the Boomslang (Dispholidus typus). GEOGRAPHIC RANGE Eastern Green Mambas can be found in Western South Afrika, Natal , Mossambique, eastern Zimbabwe and Tanzenia. They occur in the ever green coastal forests BEHAVIOUR The green mamba is highly arboreal and seldom ventures to the ground unless following prey or basking. Green mamba...