Green Mamba
Dendroaspis angusticeps
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Dendroaspis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Recorded in 53 places on iNaturalist
About
Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest and 23 more. Recorded in 53 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Forest Edges
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Waterholes
- Coastal Scrub
- Roadsides
- East African Coastal Forest
Related snakes
- Jameson's Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni
- Western Green Mamba Dendroaspis viridis
- Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.