Western Green Mamba
Dendroaspis viridis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Dendroaspis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 12
- How common
- Recorded in 31 places on iNaturalist
About
Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Benin, Central African Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 19 more. Recorded in 31 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- Sudanian Savanna
- Sahel Shrubland
Related snakes
- Green Mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
- Jameson's Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni
- 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.