Episode 1258
Eastern green mamba
Wed, 2020-Oct-14 01:20 UTC
Length - 2:09
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The featured article for Wednesday, 14 October 2020 is Eastern green mamba.
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. First described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, it has a slender build with bright green upperparts and yellow-green underparts. The adult female averages around 2.0 metres (6.6 ft) in length, and the male is slightly smaller.
A shy and elusive species, the eastern green mamba is rarely seen. This elusiveness is usually attributed to the species' green colouration which blends with its environment, and its arboreal lifestyle. It has also been observed to use "sit-and-wait" or ambush predation like many vipers, unlike the active foraging style typical of other elapid snakes. The eastern green mamba preys on birds, eggs, bats, and rodents such as mice, rats, and gerbils.
The eastern green mamba's venom consists of both neurotoxins and cardiotoxins. Symptoms of envenomation include swelling of the bite site, dizziness and nausea, accompanied by difficulty breathing and swallowing, irregular heartbeat and convulsions progressing to respiratory paralysis. Bites that produce severe poisoning can be quickly fatal.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Wednesday, 14 October 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Eastern green mamba on Wikipedia.
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