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I just heard that Boomslangs are venomous, not colubrids? That show Austin Stevens (he takes pics of a Boomslang and stuff) I saw a Boomslang, and it's also considered to be an elapid (round pupils, fangs stand out, venomous). Elapids aren't colubrids. If I remember I think Austin said Boomslangs are elapids. If they are, and they have venom that kills, then I don't think it would be a colubrid. There are colubrids that are rear fang venomous, but they don't really use venom.. they have toxic saliva used to subdue prey that's effective on that food item and depending if the person they bite is badly allergic or not it can cause some swelling. I think I heard Garters being rear fanged, as well as the Hognose.

He must've made a mistake boomslangs are infact rear fanged colubrids(although there rear fangs are quite large!) Here a quote from Wikipedia.

A boomslang (Dispholidus typus) is a relatively small, venomous colubrid snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is currently the only species in its genus. Many members of the family Colubridae that are considered venomous are essentially harmless to humans, because they either have small venom glands, relatively weak venom, or an inefficient system for delivery of venom. However, the boomslang is a notable exception in that it has a highly potent venom, which it delivers through large fangs that are located in the rear of the jaw. The venom of the boomslang is primarily a hemotoxin. It disables the blood clotting process and the victim may well die as a result of internal and external bleeding. Other signs and symptoms include: headache, nausea, sleepiness and mental disorders. Because the venom is slow to act, symptoms may not be manifest until many hours after the bite. On the one hand, this provides time for procuring the serum, while on the other hand it may lead victims to underestimate the seriousness of the bite. (Snakes of any species can on occasion fail to inject venom when they bite and after a few hours without ill-effect the victim may fall into the error of supposing that the injury was not serious). The bite can however make the victim feel better a few hours before death and immediately before death the victim will bleed from every orifice in their body. An adult boomslang has 1.6–8 mg of venom. 0.72 mg/kg is sufficient to kill a human in 50% of cases, if the venom reaches a vein.

Garters from what I hear do infact have venom but its more like that of a gila monster as it seeps into the wound during a bite and not injected through fangs.