Boomslang on the hunt

Recently while on safari in Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West Province of South Africa we heard some black-eyed Bulbuls uttering distress calls in a thicket nearby. When we approached the thicket we had the privilege of watching a Boomslang on the hunt.

The highly camouflaged Boomslang approached the Bulbul nest with a beautiful liquid grace and over a half hour period proceeded to kill and eat a young bulbul chick. The Bulbul parents where distraught and tried their utmost to distract the Boomslang, but to no avail.