Black mamba
The black mamba is a long, fast, highly venomous snake that lives in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It can climb trees as well as move across the ground. It is one of the most feared snakes in Africa because its venom acts quickly.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Long, slender body with a coffin-shaped head and a slight brow ridge1
- Body colour is usually olive, yellowish-brown, khaki or grey, rarely black1
- Greyish-white underbelly1
- Inside of the mouth is dark bluish-grey to nearly black, shown when threatened1
- Young snakes are paler, typically grey or olive green, and darken with age1
Sering tertukar dengan: It is often confused with the eastern green mamba, its closest relative. The two were once grouped together as one species before being separated.1
Kekuatan bisa
Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.
Apa efek bisanya?
Its venom is mainly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms often start within ten minutes of a bite. The venom is frequently fatal unless antivenom is given.1
Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?
Bahaya bagi manusia: MematikanSalah satu hewan paling berbahaya di dunia.It attacks people only when threatened or cornered. A survey in South Africa from 1957 to 1979 recorded 2,553 venomous snakebites, of which 75 were confirmed as black mamba bites. The World Health Organization classes it as a snake of medical importance.1
Kabar baik: dokter punya obat (antibisa) atau pengobatan untuk ini.1
Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?
When threatened, it opens its inky-black mouth, spreads a narrow neck flap, hisses and may strike several times in quick succession.1
Jika ia menggigit
- Antivenom is the treatment for a black mamba bite, so get to a hospital as fast as possible.1
- Jaga orangnya tetap diam dan tenang, lepaskan cincin dan benda yang ketat, lalu segera ke rumah sakit: pengobatannya adalah antibisa.
Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama
Tetap aman
- Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.
Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman
Di mana di dunia?
Seberapa besar dia?
Seberapa panjang dia?
Seberapa berat dia?
sepanjang 4 anjing dari hidung ke ekor
sepanjang 25 pisang yang dijajarkan
kira-kira seberat kucing peliharaan
bisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 22 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)Seberapa besar Black mamba dibandingkan KAMU?
Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.
Seberapa cepat dia?
Fakta
It is the second-longest venomous snake in the world, after the king cobra. It is the longest venomous snake in Africa.1
It can lift as much as 40% of its body length off the ground, so bites can land on the upper body.1
Honey badgers and mongooses have some resistance to its venom, and they sometimes hunt mambas.1
Its digestive system can fully digest a meal in eight to ten hours.1
Its fangs can be up to 6.5 mm long.1
Its name in some tribal languages means "dassie catcher", because it sometimes hunts the rock hyrax, also called a dassie.1
Pembongkar mitos
Mitos: The black mamba is black, and it is always aggressive.
Faktanya: Its skin is usually grey, olive or brown. The name comes from the dark inside of its mouth. It usually avoids people and attacks only when threatened or cornered.1
Untuk ahli bisa
- Nama ilmiah
- Dendroaspis polylepis
- Kelompok
- Kobra, mamba, dan welang
- Keluarga
- Elapidae2
- Urutan
- Squamata
- Benua
- Afrika
- Anak
- It lays eggs. A female lays a clutch of 6 to 17 eggs, and the young are 40 to 60 cm long when they hatch.1
- Umur
- sekitar 11 tahun1
- Bagaimana keadaannya di alam liar
- Least Concern1
- Bahaya bagi manusia
- 5 / 5: Mematikan3
Dari mana faktanya berasal
- Black mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dendroaspis polylepis (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
- Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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