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Western green mamba

Dendroaspis viridis

이름에 대해: Its scientific name uses the Latin word 'viridis', meaning green.1

치명적지구에서 가장 치명적인 동물 중 하나야. 물리면 당장 도움을 불러.빠른 도움과 항독소로 대부분의 사람은 살아. 당장 응급 번호에 전화해.

코브라, 맘바, 우산뱀

물어먹이: 고기

사람에게 위험한 정도: 치명적세계에서 가장 위험한 동물 중 하나야.

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

사는 곳

West Africa, from Gambia and southern Senegal east to Benin, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo1

아프리카

홈

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

길이

1.4 m~2.1 m (4.6 ft~6.9 ft)1

최고 속도

약 8.3 km/h (5.2 mph)

땅에서, 대략적인 추측

뭘 먹을까?

It hunts mainly in trees, though it can also hunt on the ground. Its prey includes birds, rodents and squirrels.1

Western green mamba 사진 — Western green mamba. 사진: Patrick Coin no u(Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

알아보는 법

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

자주 헷갈리는 동물: 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

독의 힘

물어

물 때 독니나 이빨로 독이 나와.

이 독(물거나 쏘는 독)은 어떤 작용을 할까?

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

사람에게 얼마나 위험할까?

사람에게 위험한 정도: 치명적세계에서 가장 위험한 동물 중 하나야.

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

좋은 소식: 의사들에게는 이걸 치료할 약(항독소)이나 치료법이 있어.1

무서울 때 어떻게 할까?

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

물면

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
그 사람을 가만히, 침착하게 있게 하고, 반지와 조이는 것을 빼고, 빨리 병원에 가: 치료법은 항독소야.

언제나 먼저 응급 번호(112, 000, 911)에 전화해. 이건 일반적인 응급처치 안내이고, 의학적 조언이 아니야. 응급처치 기본

안전하게 지내

야생 동물은 작더라도, 자거나 죽은 것처럼 보이더라도 절대 만지거나, 잡거나, 괴롭히지 마.
거리를 둬. 마주치면 침착하게 천천히 뒤로 물러나서 제 갈 길을 가게 해 줘.
물렸다면: 침착하게, 가만히 있고, 응급 번호(112, 000, 911)에 전화하거나 빨리 병원에 가. 생김새를 기억해 둬. 사진이 있으면 도움이 돼.

너를 노리는 게 아니야. 독은 먹이를 잡거나 자기를 지키려고 쓰는 거고, 사실은 숨는 걸 훨씬 좋아해. 안전하게 지내는 법 더 보기

세계 어디에?

아프리카 아시아 유럽 북아메리카 남아메리카 호주와 오세아니아

얼마나 클까?

얼마나 길까?

집고양이 4마리를 코부터 꼬리까지 이어 놓은 길이바나나 12개를 끝과 끝을 이어 놓은 길이100미터를 43초에 갈 수 있어(가장 빠른 사람은 9.6초)

Western green mamba, 너와 비교하면 얼마나 클까?

브라우저에서 계산만 해. 아무것도 저장되거나 어디로도 보내지지 않아.

얼마나 빠를까?

걷는 사람 약 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

Western green mamba 약 8.3 km/h (5.2 mph)

자전거 타는 아이 약 12 km/h (7.5 mph)

알아 둘 만해

사실

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

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

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

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

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

오해 바로잡기

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

진실: 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