Treating a sick Green Mamba
Green Mamba are found along the Natal Coast of South Africa which has thick coastal forest and is hot and humid.
When we first bring them to Johannesburg - which is 1753 m above sea level and very dry in winter - these tropical snakes sometimes dehydrate and need help.
In this photo, is a Green Mamba that we received as a drop off (someone had it and could not care for it - so dropped it off by us). It was very dehydrated but I am happy to say it responded well to treatment and is now doing well at SnakeCity.
Whao, watching you hold i snake like that, and not just any snake a green mamba is kinda scary to me. I have phobia for snakes
Apologies if I sound uninformed. You mean you guys treat snakes and Mamba too. I learnt they are one of the deadliest snake in the world, now I'm very curious, like really curious, THE SNAKES YOU KEEP AT SNAKE CITY, ARE THEY STILL POISONOUS or NOT? I have phobia for those guys.
The only way to render a venomous snake to become harmless is to surgically to remove the venom glands. We do not practice this at SnakeCity. So to answer your question - the dangerous snakes are still dangerous.
😃 I understand your astonishment. It never ceases to amaze me either. But you should check the other posts by @mambaman. It might help to clarify some doubts that you may have. But brace yourself, you're in for a ride. 😁