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The eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a highly venomous snake species of the mamba genus Dendroaspis native to the coastal regions of southern East Africa. Described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, it has a slender build with a bright green back and green-yellow ventral scales .
Mambas are fast-moving, highly venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis (which literally means "tree asp") in the family Elapidae. Four extant species are recognised currently; three of those four species are essentially arboreal and green in colour, whereas the black mamba , Dendroaspis polylepis , is largely terrestrial and generally brown or ...
The western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) is a long, thin, and highly venomous snake species of the mamba genus, Dendroaspis. This species was first described in 1844 by American herpetologist Edward Hallowell. The western green mamba is a fairly large and predominantly arboreal species, capable of navigating through trees swiftly and ...
Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith, 1849) Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill, 1843) Dendroaspis polylepis Günther, 1864; Elapsoidea guentherii Bocage, 1866; Elapsoidea laticincta (Werner, 1919) Elapsoidea loveridgei Parker, 1949; Elapsoidea semiannulata Bocage, 1882; Naja annulata (Peters, 1876) Naja christyi Boulenger, 1904; Naja haje (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fasciculin 1, Dendroaspis angusticeps (green mamba). Fasciculins are a class of toxic proteins found in certain snake venoms, notably some species of mamba.Investigations have revealed distinct forms in some green mamba venoms, in particular FAS1 and FAS2 [1] Fasciculins are so called because they cause intense fasciculation in muscle fascicles of susceptible organisms, such as the preferred ...
The eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a highly venomous snake native to the coastal regions of southern East Africa. First described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, the mamba has a slender build with bright green upperparts and yellow-green underparts. The adult female averages around 2.0 metres (6.6 ft ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 16:49, 3 March 2007: 2,288 × 1,712 (648 KB): Deror avi: Eastern green mamba - ''Dendroaspis angusticeps'' - Museum of Natural History - Picture taken by deror avi on 24th September 2006.
The Eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) has an average venom yield per bite of 80 mg according to Engelmann and Obst (1981). [50] The subcutaneous LD 50 for this species ranges from 0.40 mg/kg to 3.05 mg/kg depending on different toxicology studies, authority figures and estimates. The mortality rate of untreated bites is unknown but ...