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Black mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis
Ku linnya: "Mamba" comes from the Zulu word "imamba". Its scientific name means "tree asp" and "many scales" in Ancient Greek. The "black" name refers to the inside of its mouth, not its skin.1
KittaEmu ku nsolo ezisinga okutta ku Nsi. Bw'ekuluma, kuba essimu okufuna obuyambi amangu ddala.Kitta mu ddakiika ntono. Obuyambi bulina okuba nga bwali bumaze okukwata ekkubo.
Cobra, mamba ne krait KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: KittaEmu ku nsolo ezisinga akabi mu nsi.

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

Kibeera mu
Sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia south to South Africa, Namibia and Angola1
Afirika
Awaka
It lives in savannah, woodland, scrub, rocky slopes and, in some regions, dense forest. It shelters in termite mounds, abandoned burrows, rock crevices and tree cracks. It usually avoids places above about 1,000 m.1
Obuwanvu
2 m okutuuka ku 4,5 m (6,6 ft okutuuka ku 15 ft)1
Obuzito
520 g okutuuka ku 2,4 kg (1,1 lb okutuuka ku 5,3 lb)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 16 km/h (9,9 mph)
Ku lukalu: gutera okwogerwako ng'omusota ogusinga embiro, mu kaseera akatono
Kirya ki?
It mainly hunts birds, especially young birds, and small mammals such as rodents and squirrels. It bites its prey, lets go, and waits for the animal to be paralysed and die before swallowing it.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Black mamba
Black mamba. Ekifaananyi: Wynand Uys. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • 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

Kitera okutabulwa ne: 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

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

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

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: KittaEmu ku nsolo ezisinga akabi mu nsi.

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

Amawulire amalungi: abasawo balina eddagala (antivenom) oba obujjanjabi ku kino.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When threatened, it opens its inky-black mouth, spreads a narrow neck flap, hisses and may strike several times in quick succession.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Antivenom is the treatment for a black mamba bite, so get to a hospital as fast as possible.1
  • Omuntu muleke ateetambula era ateefu, ggyamu empeta n'ebintu ebinyweza, era omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu: eddagala eriwonya obusagwa (antivenom) bwe bujjanjabi.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Wa mu nsi?

AfirikaAsiyaBulaayaAmerika ey'ObukiikakkonoAmerika ey'ObukiikaddyoAwusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Black mamba kiwanvu nga 4,5 m (15 ft)Emmotoka nga 4,5 m (15 ft)Bbaasi y'omu kibuga nga 12 m (39 ft)

Kizitowa kyenkana wa?

kizitowa nga ndiizi 20
kiwanvu nga mbwa 4 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 25 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkizitowa nga kkapa ey'awakakyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 22 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Black mamba kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

It is the second-longest venomous snake in the world, after the king cobra. It is the longest venomous snake in Africa.1

2

It can lift as much as 40% of its body length off the ground, so bites can land on the upper body.1

3

Honey badgers and mongooses have some resistance to its venom, and they sometimes hunt mambas.1

4

Its digestive system can fully digest a meal in eight to ten hours.1

5

Its fangs can be up to 6.5 mm long.1

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Its name in some tribal languages means "dassie catcher", because it sometimes hunts the rock hyrax, also called a dassie.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: The black mamba is black, and it is always aggressive.

Amazima: 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

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Dendroaspis polylepis
Ekibinja
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Abaana abawere
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
Obuwangaazi
nga emyaka 111
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Least Concern1
Akabi eri abantu
5 / 5: Kitta3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Black mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendroaspis polylepis (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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