Diurnal, arboreal, active hunter. Well-camouflaged, escaping detection by remaining motionless. Horizontal pupil enables keen, unimpeded binocular vision. Prey on geckoes, chameleons, frogs, toads and small snakes. Well-known for raiding birds’ nests for hatchlings; often relentlessly mobbed by parents, and occasionally killed by birds. Inoffensive, not often implicated in snakebites. When annoyed, inflates front part of body similarly to Boomslang. Strikes sideways towards an intruder. Relies on biting and chewing to deliver venom to tissues, and should never be afforded an opportunity to do so.
Reproduces by egg-laying.