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Western green mamba

Dendroaspis viridis

ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ Its scientific name uses the Latin word 'viridis', meaning green.1

ቀታሊኣብ ምድሪ ካብ ዘለዉ ኣዝዮም ቀተልቲ እንስሳታት ሓደ። እንተ ነኺሱካ ብኡንብኡ ሓገዝ ጸውዕ።ቅልጡፍ ሓገዝን ጸረ-መርዚ መድሃኒትን ንመብዛሕትኦም ሰባት የድሕኑ። ብኡንብኡ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል።

ኮብራታት፣ ማምባታትን ክሬታትን

ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ

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

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

ዝነብረሉ

West Africa, from Gambia and southern Senegal east to Benin, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo1

ኣፍሪቃ

መበገሲ

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

ንውሓት

ካብ 1,4 m ክሳብ 2,1 m (ካብ 4,6 ft ክሳብ 6,9 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 8,3 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (5,2 ማይል/ሰዓት)

ኣብ መሬት, ግምት

እንታይ ይበልዕ?

It hunts mainly in trees, though it can also hunt on the ground. Its prey includes birds, rodents and squirrels.1

ስእሊ Western green mamba — Western green mamba። ስእሊ፦ Patrick Coin no u(Patrick Coin)። CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

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

ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝደናገረሉ፦ 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

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?

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

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

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

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

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

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

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

እንተ ነኺሱ

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
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?

ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 4 ኣናሙ ገዛ ይነውሕጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 12 ባናናታት ይነውሕ100 ሜትሮ ብ43 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

Western green mamba ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

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

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (3,1 mph)

Western green mamba ኣስታት 8,3 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (5,2 mph)

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

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

Its venom is among the fastest-acting of any snake, and symptoms can appear within about 15 minutes of a bite.1

Its venom is more potent than that of the eastern green mamba, and much less potent than that of the black mamba.1

It is mostly active during the day and spends most of its time in the forest canopy, sometimes at considerable height.1

The oldest recorded specimen was a captive snake that lived 18.7 years.1

It is one of the more expensive African snake species, and it is collected and sold internationally.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር

ጽውጽዋይ፦ Western green mambas are aggressive snakes that attack people.

ሓቂ፦ 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

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Dendroaspis viridis
ጉጅለ: ኮብራታት፣ ማምባታትን ክሬታትን
ስድራ ቤት: Elapidae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ: Squamata
ክፍለ ዓለማት: ኣፍሪቃ
ህጻናት: It lays a clutch of 6 to 14 eggs.1
ዕድመ ህይወት: ኣስታት 18,7 ዓመት1
ኣብ ዱር ዘሎ ኩነታቱ: Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: 5 / 5: ቀታሊ3

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

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

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