Common Tiger Snake or Tiger Cat Snake or Eastern Tiger Snake * Gewone Tierslang * Telescopus Semiannulatus
It is widespread in central, eastern, and southern Africa. Adults average 60–90 cm (2.0–3.0 ft) in total length. The tiger snake is one of the more colourful species of snake.
Its diet is largely lizards, especially geckos, but also small rodents and fledgling birds and bats.
Sources:
(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescopus_semiannulatus
(*) https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/snake/eastern-tiger-snake/
(*) http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/colubridae/telescopus_semiannulatus_polystictus.htm
(*) http://biodiversityexplorer.info/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/colubridae/telescopus_semiannulatus_semiannulatus.htm
Slang
It is found in both dry and humid subtropical and tropical habitats, from rocky desert, scrub and savanna, to lowland forest. It is a nocturnal snake. It is rear-fanged and mildly venomous, but not dangerous to humans.
Its diet is largely lizards, especially geckos, but also small rodents and fledgling birds and bats.
Sources:
(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescopus_semiannulatus
(*) https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/snake/eastern-tiger-snake/
(*) http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/colubridae/telescopus_semiannulatus_polystictus.htm
(*) http://biodiversityexplorer.info/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/colubridae/telescopus_semiannulatus_semiannulatus.htm