Mangrove snake
The mangrove snake is a large, tree-climbing snake with yellow and black bands. It lives in Southeast Asia and is one of the biggest cat snake species. It is mildly venomous, and it is often mistaken for a much more dangerous snake, the banded krait.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Black above, with yellow bands across the back1
- Yellow lips with black edges1
- Black or bluish underside, sometimes speckled with yellow, and a yellow throat1
- Can grow to about 240 to 270 cm long1
- Has a triangular body cross-section1
Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: The mangrove snake can be confused with the banded krait, which has alternating black and yellow crossbands and a triangular body. The banded krait is extremely venomous, so treat any black and yellow banded snake with caution.1
Maatla a botlhole
Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
The snake has rear fangs and a venom gland linked to them. It has to chew to release the venom, which is released gradually. Its venom is weak, and the rear fangs are small, so it is hard for the snake to sink them into a person's arm or leg. Moderate bites have caused intense swelling.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.It is considered mildly venomous. Moderate bites have caused intense swelling, but there has never been a confirmed death, as of 2016.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
It is a potentially defensive snake that may strike repeatedly, even when captive bred.1
Fa e loma
- Tlhatswa fa go lomilweng, dira gore motho a ritibale mme o batle thuso ya bongaka. Mefuta mengwe (jaaka boomslang) e ka bolaya diura morago.
Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha
Nna o babalesegile
- O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
- E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
- Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.
Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile
Kae mo lefatsheng?
E kgolo go le kae?
E telele go le kae?
boleele jo bo lekanang le dintša di le 2,5 go tloga kwa nkong go ya mogatleng
boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 15 di latelana
e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 54 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)Mangrove snake e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E bonako go le kae?
Dintlha
Its venom contains denmotoxin, a three-finger toxin that is the first fully characterised bird-specific toxin.1
It is one of the biggest cat snake species.1
Despite its name, it is found more often in lowland rainforests than in mangrove swamps.1
It may refuse food for long periods if it is disturbed.1
Mosenyi wa ditlhamane
Tlhamane: It is a dangerous killer because it looks like the banded krait.
Nnete: It is mildly venomous, and there has never been a confirmed death from its bite. Its look can be confused with the extremely venomous banded krait.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Boiga dendrophila (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Boiga dendrophila (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
- Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
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Go loma

