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Black mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Tentang nama: "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

Membawa mautAntara haiwan paling maut di Bumi. Jika ia menggigit kamu, panggil bantuan dengan segera.Membunuh dalam beberapa minit. Bantuan mesti sudah dalam perjalanan.

Ular tedung, mamba & katam

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya kepada manusia: Membawa mautAntara haiwan paling berbahaya di dunia.

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

Hidup di

Sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia south to South Africa, Namibia and Angola1

Afrika

Laman utama

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

Panjang

2 m hingga 4.5 m (6.6 ft hingga 15 ft)1

Berat

520 g hingga 2.4 kg (1.1 lb hingga 5.3 lb)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 16 km/j (9.9 mph)

Di darat: sering dilaporkan sebagai ular paling laju, dalam pecutan singkat

Apa yang ia makan?

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

Gambar Black mamba — Black mamba. Gambar: Wynand Uys. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

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 dikelirukan 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

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan 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

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: Membawa mautAntara haiwan 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

Berita baik: doktor ada ubat (antibisa) atau rawatan untuk ini.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila 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
Pastikan orang itu tidak bergerak dan tenang, tanggalkan cincin dan barang yang ketat, dan pergi ke hospital dengan segera: rawatannya ialah antibisa.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

Berapa berat ia?

seberat 20 biji pisang

sepanjang 4 ekor anjing dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 25 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujunglebih kurang seberat kucing rumahboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 22 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Black mamba berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

Budak naik basikal kira-kira 12 km/j (7.5 mph)

Black mamba kira-kira 16 km/j (9.9 mph)

Orang berlari pecut kira-kira 37 km/j (23 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

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

Pemecah mitos

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

Hakikat: 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 pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Dendroaspis polylepis
Kumpulan: Ular tedung, mamba & katam
Keluarga: Elapidae2
Susunan: Squamata
Benua-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
Jangka hayat: kira-kira 11 tahun1
Keadaannya di alam liar: Least Concern1
Bahaya kepada manusia: 5 / 5: Membawa maut3

Dari mana fakta datang

Black mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dendroaspis polylepis (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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