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Western green mamba

Dendroaspis viridis
Gbasara aha ya: Its scientific name uses the Latin word 'viridis', meaning green.1
Na-egbu egbuOtu n'ime anụmanụ kacha egbu egbu n'ụwa. Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara gị, kpọọ maka enyemaka ozugbo.Enyemaka ngwa ngwa na ọgwụ mgbochi nsị (antivenom) na-azọpụta ọtụtụ mmadụ. Kpọọ nọmba mberede gị ozugbo.
Kobra, mamba na krait ỊtaNri ya: Anụ
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-egbu egbuOtu n'ime anụmanụ kacha dị egwu n'ụwa.

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

Ebe obibi
West Africa, from Gambia and southern Senegal east to Benin, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo1
Afrịka
Ụlọ
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
Ogologo
1.4 m ruo 2.1 m (4.6 ft ruo 6.9 ft)1
Ọsọ kacha elu
ihe dị ka 8.3 km/h (5.2 mph)
N'elu ala, nchepụta
Gịnị ka ọ na-eri?
It hunts mainly in trees, though it can also hunt on the ground. Its prey includes birds, rodents and squirrels.1
N'ezie!Foto Western green mamba
Western green mamba. Foto: Patrick Coin no u(Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

  • 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

A na-agwakọkarị ya na: 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

Ike nsị

Ịta

Nsị na-esi n'eze nsị ya ma ọ bụ eze ya apụta mgbe ọ na-ata.

Gịnị ka nsị ọ na-agba na-eme?

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

Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?

Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-egbu egbuOtu n'ime anụmanụ kacha dị egwu n'ụwa.

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

Ozi ọma: ndị dọkịta nwere ọgwụ (antivenom) ma ọ bụ ọgwụgwọ maka nke a.1

Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?

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

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

  • 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
  • Mee ka onye ahụ ghara imegharị ahụ, dịkwa jụụ, wepụ mgbanaka na ihe ndị kekọrọ ahụ ike, kpọga ya ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa: ọgwụ mgbochi nsị (antivenom) bụ ọgwụgwọ ya.

Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ

Nọrọ na nchekwa

  • Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
  • Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
  • Ọ bụrụ na otu tara gị: dị jụụ, emegharịla ahụ, kpọọ nọmba mberede gị (112, 000, 911) ma ọ bụ gaa ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa. Cheta ka o si dị, foto na-enye aka.

Ọ naghị achụ gị. Ọ na-eji nsị ya ejide nri ma ọ bụ chebe onwe ya, ọ ga-akakwa mma n'anya ya ịzo onwe ya. Ihe ndị ọzọ gbasara ịnọ na nchekwa

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Kedu otú o si dị ogologo?

Western green mamba ogologo ya dị ihe dị ka 2.1 m (6.9 ft)Igwe okenye ihe dị ka 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ụgbọ ala ihe dị ka 4.5 m (15 ft)
dị ogologo dị ka nwamba ụlọ 4 site n'imi ruo n'ọdụdị ogologo dị ka unere 12 a tọgbọrọ n'ahịrịnwere ike ịgba ọsọ mita 100 n'ime sekọnd 43 (mmadụ kacha ọsọ chọrọ 9,6)

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ọ dị mma ịmara

Eziokwu

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

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: Western green mambas are aggressive snakes that attack people.

Eziokwu: 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

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị
Dendroaspis viridis
Otu
Kobra, mamba na krait
Ezinụlọ
Elapidae2
Usoro
Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche
Afrịka
Ụmụ ọhụrụ
It lays a clutch of 6 to 14 eggs.1
Ogologo ndụ
ihe dị ka afọ 18.71
Otú ọ na-eme n'ọhịa
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
5 / 5: Na-egbu egbu3

Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

  1. Western green mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendroaspis viridis (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.

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