Jameson's mamba

విష శక్తి

కాట్లు

కాటు వేసినప్పుడు విషం దాని కోరలు లేదా పళ్ల ద్వారా బయటికి వస్తుంది.

దాని విషం (వెనమ్) ఏం చేస్తుంది?

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

ఇది మనుషులకు ఎంత ప్రమాదకరం?

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

శుభవార్త: దీనికి డాక్టర్ల దగ్గర మందు (విషవిరుగుడు) లేదా చికిత్స ఉంది.1

భయపడినప్పుడు ఇది ఏం చేస్తుంది?

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