Germany established Kamerun in 1884; the colony was much larger than present day Cameroon. The first trading settlement was located at Douala, then a small village on the estuary of the Wouri River. Germany retained control of the colony until 1916, when it was invaded by France and Great Britain during World War I.
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Bothrolycus ater - Günther's black snake is part of the largest family of snakes, the Colubridea family. The black snake can be found in Western Africa extending from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With most snakes, the females are usually larger than males, but the black snake is one of the few with another notable feature of sexual dimorphism; the females have 19 dorsal scale rows, the males have 17. Snakes have dorsal, ventral, anal, and sub-caudal scales. These scales can be keeled or smooth.
