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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 ...
A mamba may retain the same lair for years. Resembling a cobra, the threat display of a mamba includes rearing, opening the mouth and hissing. The black mamba's mouth is black within, which renders the threat more conspicuous. A rearing mamba has a narrower yet longer hood and tends to lean well forward, instead of standing erect as a cobra does.
Green mamba may refer to: Eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps), an arboreal snake found in the east of southern Africa and much of East Africa; Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis), an arboreal snake found in the southern part of West Africa; Jameson's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni), an arboreal snake found mainly in Western and ...
The Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) is highly venomous and aggressive with a LD 50 of 0.7 mg/kg SC and the average venom yield per bite is approximately 100 mg. The mortality rate of untreated bites is unknown but is thought to be very high (>80%).
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Jameson's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae.The species is native to equatorial Africa.A member of the mamba genus, Dendroaspis, it is slender with dull green upper parts and cream underparts and generally ranges from 1.5 to 2.2 m (4.9 to 7.2 ft) in total length.
A 2016 genetic analysis showed the eastern green and black mambas are each others' closest relatives, [13] their common ancestor diverging from a lineage that gave rise to Jameson's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) and the western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis), as shown in the cladogram below.