Jameson's mamba

Doole tooke

Ina ŋata

Tooke ina yalta e ñiiƴe mum si nde ŋatii.

Hol ko tooke mum (ŋatol walla fiɗol) waɗata?

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

Hol no nde woni bone e yimɓe?

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

Kabaru moƴƴo: doktaaɓe ina njogii lekki (antivenom) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1

Hol ko nde waɗata si nde hulii?

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