Eastern Green Mamba

Highly recognizable arboreal mamba from East Africa.

GenusDendroaspis

RegionAfricaEast Africa

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Eastern Green Mamba

Photo: Danleo~commonswiki · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 2.5

Eastern Green Mamba

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

Lethality weighted 55% (potency × yield). Clinical weighted 45% (real-world CFR).

0.55 × 55 + 0.45 × 6961.3

Modifiers

Multiplicative scalers - amplify or reduce existing danger, can't create it from nothing.

× Speed (1.01)61.9

× Delivery (1.00)61.9

× Encounter (0.92)57.0

Speed = antivenom window. Delivery = fang efficiency. Encounter = exposure × temperament.

Score57

Type

NeurotoxicAffects the nervous system; disrupts nerve-muscle communication and can cause paralysis or respiratory failure.

Venom Yield

Moderate

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

1.300mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

75mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

10-20%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Paralysis

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure