Home World News Latest Articles Escape Hatch ... Endless Buzz Black Mamba Snake It's one fast, nervous, highly aggressive and lethally venomous snake and is also reputed as one of the world's deadliest snakes. This cold blooded crawler is none other than the black mamba snake. Boy, even its name gives most people the shudders! The African black mamba snake, scientifically known as Dendroaspis Polylepis, has been associated with numerous human deaths and its features are a subject of immense exaggeration in the myths of Africa. The southern and eastern Africa comprise of the black mamba snake habitat, where they home the savannas, rocky hills, holes, burrows, under fallen rocks or timber. This snake can grow up to an average length of 8 feet (2.5 m) and may even reach up to a length of 14 feet (4.5 meters). This is the reason why, this species is known to be the longest of all venomous snakes in the African continent. Apart from enlisted among the most deadliest snake in the world , the black mamba also holds a position among the fastest ones, by reaching an amazing speed of 12.5 miles per hour (20 kilometers per hour). What follows will give you some more black mamba snake information.
Black Mamba Snake Facts
If you have ever gotten the chance to have a close observation of the black mamba snake, then you must have wondered why is it called so. The snake actually bears a skin which tends to be olive, brownish, gray, or sometimes khaki in color. It gets its name from the inside of its mouth which is blue-black in color. The snake normally displays the inside of its mouth when threatened or when it is in an attacking mode. The base of the snake bears a cream color, which is sometimes blended with green or yellow. Eyes have shades of dark brown to black, complimented by silvery-white to yellow edges on the pupils. Sneaky! | |
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