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Black mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ "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

ቀታሊኣብ ምድሪ ካብ ዘለዉ ኣዝዮም ቀተልቲ እንስሳታት ሓደ። እንተ ነኺሱካ ብኡንብኡ ሓገዝ ጸውዕ።ኣብ ውሽጢ ደቓይቕ ይቐትል። ሓገዝ ድሮ ኣብ መገዲ ክኸውን ኣለዎ።

ኮብራታት፣ ማምባታትን ክሬታትን

ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ቀታሊኣብ ዓለም ካብ ዘለዉ ኣዝዮም ሓደገኛታት እንስሳታት ሓደ።

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

ዝነብረሉ

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

ኣፍሪቃ

መበገሲ

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

ንውሓት

ካብ 2 m ክሳብ 4,5 m (ካብ 6,6 ft ክሳብ 15 ft)1

ክብደት

ካብ 520 g ክሳብ 2,4 kg (ካብ 1,1 lb ክሳብ 5,3 lb)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 16 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (9,9 ማይል/ሰዓት)

ኣብ መሬት: ብሓጺር ጉያ እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ተመን ተባሂሉ ብዙሕ ግዜ ይጽብጸብ

እንታይ ይበልዕ?

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

ስእሊ Black mamba — Black mamba። ስእሊ፦ Wynand Uys። CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

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

ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝደናገረሉ፦ 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

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?

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

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ቀታሊኣብ ዓለም ካብ ዘለዉ ኣዝዮም ሓደገኛታት እንስሳታት ሓደ።

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

ብስራት፦ ሓካይም ነዚ መድሃኒት (ጸረ-መርዚ) ወይ ሕክምና ኣለዎም።1

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

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

እንተ ነኺሱ

Antivenom is the treatment for a black mamba bite, so get to a hospital as fast as possible.1
ነቲ ሰብ ከይንቀሳቐስን ህዱእን ግበሮ፣ ቀለበታትን ዝጸበቡ ነገራትን ኣውጽእ፣ ብቕልጡፍ ድማ ናብ ሆስፒታል ውሰዶ፦ እቲ ሕክምና ጸረ-መርዚ መድሃኒት እዩ።

ኩሉ ግዜ ቀዳምነት ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (112፣ 000፣ 911)። እዚ ሓፈሻዊ መምርሒ ቀዳማይ ረድኤት እዩ፣ ሕክምናዊ ምኽሪ ኣይኮነን። መሰረታት ቀዳማይ ረድኤት

ብድሕንነት ጽናሕ

ንዘገዳም እንስሳ ፈጺምካ ኣይትተንክፎ፣ ኣይትሓዞ ወይ ኣይተሕርቖ፣ ንእሽቶ እንተ ኾነ እውን፣ ደቂሱ ወይ ሞይቱ እንተ መሰለ እውን።
ቦታ ሃቦ። እንተ ረኺብካዮ፣ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ቀስ ኢልካ ንድሕሪት ተመለስ፣ ናብ መገዱ ድማ ይኺድ ሕደጎ።
ሓደ እንተ ነኺሱካ፦ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ከይተንቀሳቐስካ ጽናሕ፣ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት (112፣ 000፣ 911) ደውል ወይ ብቕልጡፍ ናብ ሆስፒታል ኪድ። ከመይ ከም ዝመስል ዘክር፣ ስእሊ ይሕግዝ።

ንዓኻ ከጥቅዕ ኣይደልን እዩ። መርዙ ዝጥቀመሉ መግቢ ንምሓዝ ወይ ንርእሱ ንምክልኻል እዩ፣ ምሕባእ ድማ ኣዝዩ ይመርጽ። ብዛዕባ ድሕንነት ተወሳኺ

ኣበይ ኣብ ዓለም?

ኣፍሪቃ እስያ ኤውሮጳ ሰሜን ኣመሪካ ደቡብ ኣመሪካ ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን

ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ክንደይ ይነውሕ?

ክንደይ ይኸብድ?

ከም 20 ባናናታት ይኸብድ

ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 4 ኣኽላባት ይነውሕጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 25 ባናናታት ይነውሕኣስታት ከም ድሙ ገዛ ይኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ብ22 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

Black mamba ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ኣብ ብሽክለታ ዘሎ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (7,5 mph)

Black mamba ኣስታት 16 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (9,9 mph)

ብሓይሊ ዝጎዪ ሰብ ኣስታት 37 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (23 mph)

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

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

ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር

ጽውጽዋይ፦ The black mamba is black, and it is always aggressive.

ሓቂ፦ 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

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Dendroaspis polylepis
ጉጅለ: ኮብራታት፣ ማምባታትን ክሬታትን
ስድራ ቤት: Elapidae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ: Squamata
ክፍለ ዓለማት: ኣፍሪቃ
ህጻናት: 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
ዕድመ ህይወት: ኣስታት 11 ዓመት1
ኣብ ዱር ዘሎ ኩነታቱ: Least Concern1
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: 5 / 5: ቀታሊ3

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

Black mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dendroaspis polylepis (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.

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