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On the 20/01/12 I was called out to one of our companies housing areas for a snake sighting. I am located in Soyo, Zaire Province of Northern Angola very near to the Congo river. The information I received was that during a routine refueling operation of the security light generators, the refueling team was confronted by a large green snake as they opened the generator to refuel. The colour green is in the eye of the beholder because most of the time "green snakes" turn out to be Psammophis sp. which are more olive to light brown in my eyes. Once I arrived at the location of the sighting and opened the generator for closer investigation, I discovered that it was in fact a large green snake and none other than the highly venomous Jameson’s Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni). After much manipulation I eventually managed to remove the Mamba from confines of the generator.
The snake was a female and had a SVL of 1050mm, TL of 1360mm and weighed 180g
This is where I released the Mamba, in suitable habitat away from people.
I'm sure the elapid fans will appreciate this beautiful girl as much as I did.
Regards
Warren Klein
