Jameson's mamba

Моќ на отровот

Каснувања

Отровот излегува преку отровните заби или забите кога каснува.

Што прави неговиот отров кога ќе касне или убоде?

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

Колку е опасно за луѓето?

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

Добра вест: докторите имаат лек (противотров) или лекување за ова.1

Што прави кога ќе се исплаши?

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