Green Mamba
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dangerous, but does not naturally occur here
If there is a snake in front of you right now
Move away and take children and pets with you. Do not try to catch or kill it. Then call a snake remover. That is the right response for every snake, harmless or not, so there is no need to identify it first.
🔍 Enlarge How to recognise it
Uniform bright green, large, slender and long (up to about 2m). Narrow coffin-shaped head, smooth scales, and a plain green body with no spots or bars.
Included because people ask, and because it is worth knowing the real answer. Green Mambas are a coastal forest species, generally found within a few kilometres of the sea, and they do not naturally occur in the built-up Berea. One was rescued from a Berea complex in 2020, which made the news precisely because it was so unusual. The snake had almost certainly hitched a ride. If you see a green snake here, it is overwhelmingly likely to be a Spotted Bush Snake.
Seen in Manor Gardens
Nobody has logged a Green Mamba here yet. If you spot one, you will be the first on the record.
