This incredible and deadly encounter between a boomslang and an unsuspecting chameleon was filmed in the Kruger National Park. Crossing a black tarmac road isn’t ideal if you’re a chameleon that relies on camouflage to avoid predators.
In this instance, a chameleon was vulnerable and visible as it crossed the road. Chameleons are known as slow movers, and this one took a steady stroll towards the bushveld on the other side of the road.
Waiting on the other side was a boomslang snake, which is a predator that, unlike the chameleon, is incredibly fast
Snake Strikes Out At Chameleon
Boomslangs are highly venomous snakes. They have large eyes, which provide excellent binocular vision. Before attacking the chameleon, this one had lifted up its body and its head, and peered out of the long grass, spying the lizard from a distance and preparing to attack.
