Eastern green mamba
Dendroaspis angusticeps
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Reptilecarnivore
The green mamba is a slender, venomous snake found in East Africa's coastal forests. Known for its bright green color, this tree-dwelling snake can grow up to 2 meters long.
- Bright green scales help it blend into leafy trees.
- Females grow slightly longer than males.
- First described by scientist Andrew Smith in 1849.
RainforestAfrica
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- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Dendroaspis angusticeps
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
