Rob and Marcela Wild were in for a surprise when they found a boomslang — one of South Africa's most venomous snakes — in their Christmas tree, CNN reports.

Snakes alive! A South African family found an unexpected guest wrapped around their Christmas tree: a boomslang snake, one of the most venomous serpents in Africa. “I didn’t know what it was ...

Boomslang snakes usually grow between 3-5 feet in length, although some grow longer than 6 feet. Female snakes are brown, while males are usually light green with yellowish bellies, and their ...

The U.K. stock market trader gave a closer look, too, and searched online to try to identify the snake. "I Googled what snakes are in our area and it came up immediately as a boomslang," he told CNN.

The boomslang, which can be found throughout Africa but lives primarily in Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, is one of the most venomous of the so-called rear-fanged snakes ...

I thought 'holy Moses, this is the king of all poisonous snakes,'" the 55-year-old said. The boomslang is known as a shy species, but it is one of the most venomous in Africa.

A family in South Africa, wondering why their cats were peering intently into their Christmas tree, were startled to find an unexpected visitor nestled among the baubles - a venomous snake.

A golden retriever and a Boomslang snake. The extremely venoms snake species bit a pet golden retriever in South Africa recently, sparking a wild goose chase for the rare antivenom.

Native to Sub-Saharan Africa, the boomslang snake is known for its remarkable agility, bright green coloration and potent venom. Despite being one of the few snakes capable of delivering a fatal bite ...

Native to Sub-Saharan Africa, the boomslang snake is known for its remarkable agility, bright green coloration and potent venom. Despite being one of the few snakes capable of delivering a fatal bite ...

I thought 'holy Moses, this is the king of all poisonous snakes,'" the 55-year-old said. The boomslang is known as a shy species, but it is one of the most venomous in Africa.