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Jameson's mamba

Dendroaspis jamesoni

名字的由来： The species is named after Robert Jameson, a professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh, and the genus name Dendroaspis comes from Greek words meaning 'tree' and 'asp'.1

致命地球上最致命的动物之一。如果它咬了你，立刻呼救。快速救治和抗毒血清能救活大多数人。立刻拨打急救电话。

眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 致命世界上最危险的动物之一。

Jameson's mamba is a highly venomous snake that lives in the forests and woodlands of equatorial Africa. It spends much of its time in trees and is often found near towns, farms and plantations. Its venom attacks the nerves, so it is a snake to treat with respect and keep well away from.1

生活在

Equatorial Africa: Central and West Africa, and parts of East Africa such as Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania1

非洲

首页

Found in rainforests, woodland, forest-savanna and cleared land, up to 2,200 metres above sea level. It is often seen around buildings, town parks, farmland and plantations, and it lives mostly in trees.1

长度

1.5 m到2.6 m (4.9 ft到8.7 ft)1

最高速度

约 8.7 公里/小时（5.4 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

Mainly eats birds and tree-dwelling mammals such as squirrels, shrews and mice. Smaller individuals under 100 cm also eat lizards and toads. It is thought to wait motionless and strike at prey, though this has not been observed.1

Jameson's mamba的照片 — Jameson's mamba。照片：Richard RoZ。 Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Slender body with dull green upper parts that fade to pale green towards the belly1
Neck, throat and underparts are cream or yellowish1
Narrow, elongated head with small eyes and round pupils1
Tail is black in the eastern subspecies (kaimosae) and pale green or yellow in the central and western subspecies1
Adults typically measure 1.5 to 2.2 metres in total length1

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 致命世界上最危险的动物之一。

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

好消息：医生有药（抗毒血清）或治疗方法。1

它害怕时会做什么？

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

如果它咬人

Apply a pressure bandage, keep the victim as still as possible and get them to a hospital or clinic quickly. An arterial tourniquet may help because of the neurotoxic venom. Antivenom is the main treatment, and tetanus toxoid is sometimes given.1
让人保持安静不动，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院：抗毒血清是治疗方法。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础