Jameson's Mamba
Dendroaspis jamesoni
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Dendroaspis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 16
- How common
- Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist
About
Jameson's Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic and 11 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 22 more. Recorded in 41 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
Related snakes
- Green Mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
- 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.