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Black mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis
Ka lebitso: "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
E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse bolayang ka ho fetisisa Lefatsheng. Ha e ka o loma, bitsa thuso hang-hang.E bolaya ka metsotso. Thuso e tlameha ebe e se e le tseleng.
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse kotsi ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng.

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

E phela
Sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia south to South Africa, Namibia and Angola1
Afrika
Lapeng
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
Bolelele
2 m ho isa ho 4,5 m (6,6 ft ho isa ho 15 ft)1
Boima
520 g ho isa ho 2,4 kg (1,1 lb ho isa ho 5,3 lb)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 16 km/h (9,9 mph)
Naheng: hangata e tlalehwa e le noha e potlakang ka ho fetisisa, ka mabelo a makgutshwane
E ja eng?
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
Ka nnete!Foto ya Black mamba
Black mamba. Foto: Wynand Uys. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • 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

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: 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

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

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

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse kotsi ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng.

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

Ditaba tse monate: dingaka di na le moriana (antivenom) kapa kalafo bakeng sa sena.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

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

Haeba e loma

  • Antivenom is the treatment for a black mamba bite, so get to a hospital as fast as possible.1
  • Boloka motho a sa sisinyehe ebile a kgutsitse, tlosa mesale le dintho tse tiileng, mme o mo ise sepetlele kapele: antivenom ke yona kalafo.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Black mamba bolelele ba e ka bang 4,5 m (15 ft)Koloi e ka bang 4,5 m (15 ft)Bese ya toropo e ka bang 12 m (39 ft)

E boima hakae?

e boima jwaloka dibanana tse 20
e telele jwaloka dintja tse 4 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 25 tse latellanange boima jwaloka katse ya lapenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 22 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Black mamba e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

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

Ho senya ditshomo

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

Nnete: 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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Dendroaspis polylepis
Sehlopha
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait
Lelapa
Elapidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Afrika
Masea
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
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 111
Boemo ba yona naheng
Least Concern1
Kotsi ho batho
5 / 5: E a bolaya3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Black mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendroaspis polylepis (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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