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Western green mamba

Dendroaspis viridis
Ibyerekeye izina: Its scientific name uses the Latin word 'viridis', meaning green.1
YicaImwe mu nyamaswa zica cyane ku Isi. Niba ikurumye, hamagara ubutabazi ako kanya.Ubufasha bwihuse n'umuti urwanya ubumara (antivenom) bikiza abantu benshi. Hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi ako kanya.
Cobra, mamba na krait IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: YicaImwe mu nyamaswa ziteje akaga kurusha izindi ku isi.

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

Iba muri
West Africa, from Gambia and southern Senegal east to Benin, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo1
Afurika
Ahabanza
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
Uburebure
1,4 m kugeza kuri 2,1 m (4,6 ft kugeza kuri 6,9 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 8,3 km/h (5,2 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It hunts mainly in trees, though it can also hunt on the ground. Its prey includes birds, rodents and squirrels.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Western green mamba
Western green mamba. Ifoto: Patrick Coin no u(Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • 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

Ikunze kwitiranywa 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

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

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

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: YicaImwe mu nyamaswa ziteje akaga kurusha izindi ku isi.

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

Inkuru nziza: abaganga bafite umuti (umuti urwanya ubumara, antivenom) cyangwa uburyo bwo kuvura ibi.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

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

Niba iruma

  • 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
  • Umuntu agume atanyeganyega kandi atuje, mukuremo impeta n'ibindi bintu bifashe cyane, kandi mujye ku bitaro vuba: umuti urwanya ubumara (antivenom) ni wo muti.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba imwe ikurumye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Western green mamba ireshya hafi 2,1 m (6,9 ft)Igare ry'umuntu mukuru hafi 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Imodoka hafi 4,5 m (15 ft)
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 4 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 12 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 43 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Western green mamba ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

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

Usenya ibinyoma

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

Ukuri: 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

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Dendroaspis viridis
Itsinda
Cobra, mamba na krait
Umuryango
Elapidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Afurika
Abana bato
It lays a clutch of 6 to 14 eggs.1
Igihe ibaho
hafi imyaka 18,71
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
Akaga ku bantu
5 / 5: Yica3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Western green mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendroaspis viridis (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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