![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You must know that the Black Mamba is one of the most feared snakes in Africa – with good reason: its venom is highly toxic for it contains both neurotoxins and cardio toxins. It is a myth that only cobras spit venom – Black Mambas ( Dendroaspis polylepis) do too. Lastly, these pods of the Weeping Boerbean ( Schotia brachypetala) caught my eye. Spekboom is also indigenous to the Eastern Cape and grows very easily in my garden. This one is almost ready to show off its lovely flowers. Known abroad as the jade plant for some reason, the Crassula ovata is indigenous here and we have several of them growing in our garden. While prickly pears are not indigenous to this country, they have spread everywhere. Here are new leaves shining in the sunlight. Several streets of the town I live in are lined with oak trees. This green snake, found on the lawn at Royal Natal National Park, didn’t get a belly-ache but had its head neatly chopped off – probably by one of the gardeners. We will stick with green, even though autumn is waiting in the wings, and begin with the counting out rhyme Patrick’s Day after all, so what about a song from The New Christy Minstrels? ![]()
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