The eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a highly venomous snake species of the mamba genus Dendroaspis native to the coastal regions of southern East Africa. Described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, it has a slender build with a bright green back and green-yellow ventral scales. Adult females average around 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length, and males are slightly smaller.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Mambas (Dendroaspis spp.), including the black mamba (D. polylepis) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Philothamnus natalensis
- Philothamnus battersbyi
- Philodryas olfersii — considered venomous
- Philothamnus punctatus
- Gonyosoma oxycephalum
- Chlorosoma viridissimum — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Dendroaspis
- Species
- Dendroaspis angusticeps
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