GREEN MAMBA
GREEN MAMBA The Green Mamba 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 upper-parts and yellow-green under-parts. Like other mamba species, Green Mamba venom is among the most rapid-acting venom of snakes. Human fatalities as a result of bites from this species are rare due to the fact that this species does not often cross paths with humans but bites have occurred and the majority of the recorded bites have been fatal . The Green Mamba is native to regions near the coastlines of southern Africa and East Africa. The Green Mamba's range extends from Kenya south through Tanzania, Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe. It can also be found in Zanzibar and northern Mozambique. Courtship and mating generally takes place in the trees, after which the female lays 10 to 15 eggs which usually oc...