Jameson's mamba

Poder del veneno

Mordeduras

El veneno sale por sus colmillos o dientes cuando muerde.

¿Qué hace su veneno?

The venom is highly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and also contains cardiotoxins, which affect the heart. Bite pain and swelling are followed by chills, sweating, abdominal pain and vomiting. Later symptoms can include slurred speech, difficulty breathing and paralysis.1

¿Qué peligro tiene para las personas?

The World Health Organization classes it as a Snake of Medical Importance in sub-Saharan Africa, although few bites are recorded. Deaths have been recorded within three to four hours of a bite. An unconfirmed report describes a child dying within 30 minutes. Access to antivenom is difficult in some areas, and workers in palm oil plantations have died after falling from trees when they met one in the canopy.1

Buena noticia: los médicos tienen un medicamento (antídoto) o un tratamiento para esto.1

¿Qué hace cuando se asusta?

When threatened, it flattens its neck like a cobra, and it will usually try to escape rather than attack.1