SIA1696: Green Mamba

SIA1696
Common Name:Green Mamba
Scientific Name:Dendroaspips angusticeps
Photographer:Calvin J. Hamilton
Copyright:© 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton
Date:2005/07/27
Location:Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Maryland

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This extremely lethal snake delivers a yeild of 60-95 mg of neurotoxic venom. A dose of 15 mg is fatal to humans. It is arboreal and is seldom seen on the ground. It lives in eastern and southeast Africa in the forests and in bamboo thickets. It eats arboreal mammals, fledglings, birds and eggs.


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