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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Boomslang = tree snake in Dutch and I assume Afrikaans

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Tree snake in English.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Highly venomous and mad about it!

[–] Cantankerousnuts 6 points 1 year ago

Oh hi, venomoose ❤️

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looking at that eye instantly raised my heart rate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That’s one angry danger noodle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You could make some poly juice potion with that