Sitting upstairs in our office, I heard a loud commotion from the tree just outside the window - lots of birds all calling and swearing, very agitated. Clearly there was something up. So I scanned and scanned and eventually saw green, green scales among the green, green leaves - and a head, staring indignantly at me, clearly not enjoying the attention. A lovely Green Mamba, maybe 2m (6'+) long, looped and coiled in a dense patch of leaves.
Mambas occur here, but this was my first time to see one near the house. They are shy, arboreal creatures, moving gracefully through the treetops, hunting mainly for birds.
Jules is convinced he (she?) is after our lovely Kingfishers...
