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Western green mamba

Dendroaspis viridis
Tungkol sa pangalan: Its scientific name uses the Latin word 'viridis', meaning green.1
NakamamatayIsa sa pinakanakamamatay na hayop sa Mundo. Kung kagatin ka nito, tumawag agad ng tulong.Ang mabilis na tulong at antivenom ang nagliligtas sa karamihan ng tao. Tawagan agad ang numero pang-emergency.
Mga kobra, mamba at krait Mga kagatKinakain: Karne
Panganib sa tao: NakamamatayIsa sa pinakamapanganib na hayop sa mundo.

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

Nakatira sa
West Africa, from Gambia and southern Senegal east to Benin, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo1
Aprika
Home
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
Haba
1.4 m hanggang 2.1 m (4.6 ft hanggang 6.9 ft)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 8.3 km/h (5.2 mph)
Sa lupa, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
It hunts mainly in trees, though it can also hunt on the ground. Its prey includes birds, rodents and squirrels.1
Totoo!Litrato ng Western green mamba
Western green mamba. Litrato: Patrick Coin no u(Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Paano ito makikilala

  • 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

Madalas mapagkamalang: 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

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga kagat

Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.

Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?

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

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: NakamamatayIsa sa pinakamapanganib na hayop sa mundo.

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

Magandang balita: may gamot (antivenom) o gamutan ang mga doktor para dito.1

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

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

Kung kumagat ito

  • 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
  • Panatilihing hindi gumagalaw at kalmado ang tao, tanggalin ang mga singsing at masisikip na bagay, at pumunta agad sa ospital: antivenom ang gamutan.

Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas

Mag-ingat

  • Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
  • Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
  • Kung kagatin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.

Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat

Saan sa mundo?

AprikaAsyaEuropaHilagang AmerikaTimog AmerikaAustralia at Oceania

Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

Western green mamba mga 2.1 m ang haba (6.9 ft)Bisikleta ng matanda mga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Isang kotse mga 4.5 m (15 ft)
kasinghaba ng 4 pusang bahay mula ilong hanggang buntotkasinghaba ng 12 saging na magkakadugtongkayang tapusin ang 100 metro sa loob ng 43 segundo (9.6 ang kailangan ng pinakamabilis na tao)

Gaano kalaki si Western green mamba kumpara sa IYO?

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Gaano ito kabilis?

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Mga fact

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

Myth buster

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

Totoo: 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

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Dendroaspis viridis
Grupo
Mga kobra, mamba at krait
Pamilya
Elapidae2
Ayos
Squamata
Mga kontinente
Aprika
Mga sanggol
It lays a clutch of 6 to 14 eggs.1
Haba ng buhay
mga 18.7 taon1
Kalagayan nito sa ligaw
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
Panganib sa tao
5 / 5: Nakamamatay3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Western green mamba (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendroaspis viridis (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
  3. Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.

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