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[–] Omgarm@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Boomslang = tree snake in Dutch and I assume Afrikaans

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Tree snake in English.

[–] GFGJewbacca@ag.batlord.org 2 points 2 years ago

Definitely an Afrikaaner word. It's also the name of an elevated bridge in the Kirstenbosch botanical gardens in Cape Town that goes through trees. It looks like and is named after the snake!

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Highly venomous and mad about it!

[–] ruck_feddit@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looking at that eye instantly raised my heart rate.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That’s one angry danger noodle.

Oh hi, venomoose ❤️

[–] Ghoti@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

You could make some poly juice potion with that

[–] Dufurson@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago