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Western green mamba

Dendroaspis viridis
Ne din ho asɛm: Its scientific name uses the Latin word 'viridis', meaning green.1
ƐkumMmoa a wɔkum nnipa sen biara wɔ asaase so no mu baako. Sɛ ɛka wo a, frɛ ma wɔmmɛboa ntɛm ara.Mmoa a ɛba ntɛm ne antivenom gye nnipa dodoɔ no ara nkwa. Frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma ntɛm ara.
Cobra, mamba ne krait KaƆdi: Nam
Asiane ma nnipa: ƐkumMmoa a asiane wɔ wɔn ho sen biara wɔ wiase no mu baako.

The western green mamba is a long, thin and highly venomous snake. It lives in forests, thickets and woodland along the coast of West Africa, and it spends most of its time high in the trees. Its venom is fast-acting, so any bite needs urgent medical care.1

Ɔte
West Africa, from Gambia and southern Senegal east to Benin, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo1
Abibirem
Fie
It lives mainly in coastal tropical rainforest, thicket and woodland, and mostly in the forest canopy. It can survive where trees have been cleared if hedges and thicket remain, and it is found in some suburbs, towns and parklands with enough vegetation.1
Tenten
1,4 m kɔsi 2,1 m (4,6 ft kɔsi 6,9 ft)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 8,3 km/h (5,2 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
It hunts mainly in trees, though it can also hunt on the ground. Its prey includes birds, rodents and squirrels.1
Ampa!Western green mamba mfonini
Western green mamba. Mfonini: Patrick Coin no u(Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Bright green, fading to yellow or orange towards the tail.1
  • Scales have prominent black edges, which give a networked pattern.1
  • Long, slender body with a long tapering tail.1
  • Long, thin head with medium-sized eyes that have round pupils and yellowish brown irises.1
  • Typical adult length is 1.4 to 2.1 metres.1

Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: It can be mistaken for green bushsnakes of the genus Philothamnus, and for the boomslang. Counting scales is a key way to identify snakes to species level, and the western green mamba has 13 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, fewer than any similar species.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Ka

Bɔre fi ne se mu ba bere a ɔka.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Its venom contains neurotoxins (which attack the nerves), cardiotoxins (which harm the heart) and fasciculins. Symptoms usually start within about 15 minutes and can include pain and swelling, headache, drowsiness, difficulty breathing, vertigo, low blood pressure and paralysis. Without treatment, the victim can die when paralysis stops the breathing muscles, and a bite can be fatal in as little as 30 minutes.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: ƐkumMmoa a asiane wɔ wɔn ho sen biara wɔ wiase no mu baako.

Bites to people are uncommon because the snake is rarely encountered and conflict with humans is low compared with some other species in the region. However, many recorded bites have been fatal, and the World Health Organization lists it as a snake of medical importance in western sub-Saharan Africa.1

Asɛmpa: dɔkotafoɔ wɔ aduro (antivenom) anaa ayaresa ma yei.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When threatened, it can flatten its neck into a slight hood, and it usually retreats if it is encountered.1

Sɛ ɛka a

  • Apply a pressure bandage, keep the victim as still as possible and take them quickly to a hospital or clinic. An arterial tourniquet may help because of the venom's neurotoxic effects. Antivenom is the main treatment, and tetanus toxoid is sometimes given.1
  • Ma onipa no ntena dinn na ne bo nnwo, yi kawa ne nneɛma a ɛkyere no den, na kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm: antivenom ne ayaresa no.

Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw

Hwɛ wo ho so

  • Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
  • Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
  • Sɛ baako ka wo a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.

Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho

Wiase mu baabi bɛn?

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Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Western green mamba ne tenten bɛyɛ 2,1 m (6,9 ft)Ɔpanin sakre bɛyɛ 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Kaa bɛyɛ 4,5 m (15 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 4 a wɔde hwene ne dua to ntoatoasoɔ mune tenten te sɛ kwadu 12 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 43 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Western green mamba kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontabuo kɛkɛ wɔ wo browser mu. Wɔnkora hwee, na wɔmfa hwee nkɔ baabiara.

Ne ntɛm te sɛn?

ɛho hia sɛ wohunu

Nsɛm

1

Its venom is among the fastest-acting of any snake, and symptoms can appear within about 15 minutes of a bite.1

2

Its venom is more potent than that of the eastern green mamba, and much less potent than that of the black mamba.1

3

It is mostly active during the day and spends most of its time in the forest canopy, sometimes at considerable height.1

4

The oldest recorded specimen was a captive snake that lived 18.7 years.1

5

It is one of the more expensive African snake species, and it is collected and sold internationally.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Western green mambas are aggressive snakes that attack people.

Nokorɛ: Opinions differ on how aggressive it is, and it usually retreats when encountered. Bites are uncommon, but when cornered it can attack, and its bites have a high fatality rate.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Dendroaspis viridis
Kuo
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Abusua
Elapidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Squamata
Asaase akɛseɛ
Abibirem
Mmofra nketewa
It lays a clutch of 6 to 14 eggs.1
Mfeɛ a ɔtena ase
bɛyɛ mfeɛ 18,71
Sɛdeɛ ɔte wɔ kwaem
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
Asiane ma nnipa
5 / 5: Ɛkum3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Western green mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendroaspis viridis (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.

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