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Dendroaspis angusticeps
Eastern green mamba is a reptile associated with forests and coasts. It is carnivorous and usually solitary. It remains widespread in parts of its range, but local habitat change still matters.
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Its range is represented here by the Afrotropics, where it uses forests and coasts. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 180-250 cm, weight 700 g-1.6 kg. It has a long limbless snake body, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active by day and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and coasts, so movements often follow available food resources.
Breeding involves mating and eggs or young developing in sheltered ground or waterside sites.
Recorded scientifically as Dendroaspis angusticeps. It remains widespread in parts of its range, but local habitat change still matters. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
