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Black Mamba
Black mambas are the longest venomous snakes in Africa. They can measure over 8 feet (over 2 meters) long and despite their length, black mambas can be extremely fast when they feel threatened. The term “black” comes from the color of the inside of the snake’s mouth. The skin of a black mamba can range from green to gray. All questions about black mambas can be directed here.
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How many people die a year from black mamba bites?
Black Mambas are know to kill thousands of people in Africa every year. In most cases death occurs within half an hour of the bite. Due to the inaccessibility of most forest areas, due to unavailability of anti venom most bites end up fatal.
How many different colors are there in the mamba species?
There is the black mamba, eastern green mamba and western green mamba. Most mambas have a dark olive, olive green, grey brown or metal colour skin, the black mamba is called that as it has a black mouth, not because it has black skin.
What learned behavior do black mambas have?
Black bears can learn to stay away from hunters or to find the best hunting areas.
Which is the strongest creature on earth?
The elephant is the strongest land animal. The blue whale is probably the strongest sea animal. The strongest pound-for-pound animal anywhere in the world, on land or in the sea, is the Hercules Beetle. It can lift 850 times its own weight. That's the same as you walking up to an M-1 Abrams main battle tank and lifting it up over your head.
How much does a black snake weigh?
There are various types of snakes referred to as 'Black Snake'. Even given a specific snake name this would be hard to answer as there are various different factors, such as male or female snake, just hatched or a couple of years old, just fed or hasn't fed in a few days. I know this doesn't exactly answer the question but you won't be getting a specific answer without more details.
How do king cobras snakes adapt to its environment?
its skin is rough and can slide bear on the hard floor , they can move fast or slow to caatch food or pretect from preditors, they are coloured comoflauged in the desrt.
the answers are endless!
How much do green mamba's weight?
According to most websites, a black mamba weighs around 1.6 kg, but that weight seems hardly realistic. It is probably more like 3kg.
My chihuahua, who is a very small little girl, was bitten by a copperhead snake yesterday and she did not die. She was bit on the face and we gave her a full Benadryl pill wrapped in cheese and the swelling went down. She is back to her usual, wonderful self today. I hope I just saved you $100 at the vet! Have a good one!
Is the black mamba the most poisonous snake?
Yes it is. Most people believe that the inland taipan is the snake with the most toxic venom, but it is the Black Mamba.
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Not even close, as of 2010:
The most venomous snake on earth is the Belcher's Sea Snake (Hydrophis Belcheri) or the Faint Banded Sea Snake, some consider the Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) an/or the Beaked Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa) to be the most toxic, however, with recent and more accurate studies 2010 prove the Belcheri has a 100 times more toxic venom then the two above or any other snake on earth.
It has a paddle-like tail, breathes air and can hold it's breath up to 8 hours, a few milligrams of venom can kill over a thousand people.
It's habitat is a wide range in the South Pacific.
Excluding the Belcher's Sea Snake the next most venomous snakes on earth according to their venom rating are:
2- Inland Tiapan (Oxyuranus Microlepidotus).
3- Common Indian Krait (Bungarus Caeruleus).
4- Philippine Cobra (Naja Philippinensis).
5- King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hanna).
6- Russell's Viper (Vipera Russellii).
7- Black Mamba (Dendroaspis Polylepis).
8- Yellow Jawed Tommygoff (Bothrops Asper).
9- Multibanded krait (Bungarus Multicinctus).
10- Tigar Snake (Notechis Scutatus).
11- Jararacussu (Bothrops Jararacussu).
What is the cost of a black mamba?
It's highly unlikely you'll find one for sale - due to the fact they are a highly-venomous (and very aggressive) species !
What does it mean to dream of a black mamba snake?
It is black. Correction. The Black Mamba is NOT black. It can be olive, brown, gray(or grey. However you spell it.), or green. What the "special thing" is, is that it's the most poisonous snake on the planet.
They hatch, eat variety of vertebrate animals until mature around the age of 3, mate, and then females lay eggs....and so on.
Can a mongoose kill a black mamba?
yes, the black mamba snake can kill you if it bites you. they mostly live in the fruit trees of central and southeastern africa.
its actually spelled ANACONDA (not normally capitalized) but it lives in South America in swamps, slow moving streams and marshes mainly in the Amazon and Orinoco basins rain forests. It lives in burrows underground
The black mamba is the fastest land snake in the world, reaching speeds of 12 miles per hour. It is also the largest venomous snake in Africa and the second longest venomous snake in the world.
What is the name for a group of black mamba snakes?
The binomial name for the Black Mamba is dendroaspis polylepis.
The Black Mamba is the longest Venomous Snake in Africa. It averages around 2.5 to 3.2 meters (8 to 10 feet) in length. Large Mamba's can grow upto 4.4 meters (14.6 feet) in length. It is called the Black Mamba because of the black color of its mouth. It is also the fastest snake in the world reaching speeds of around 16 to 20 kmph.
Which snakes found in Indiana are poisonous?
Lizards in Indiana include: the Eastern fence lizard, the six-lined racerunner and the slender glass lizard. Also, a form of lizard, the skink, include the broad-headed skink, the common five-lined skink, and the little brown (or "ground") skink.
Is the east African green mamba snake endangered?
no, black mambas are NOT endangered. However, the amount is decreasing because of habitat loss
Who would win in a fight a black panther or a king cobra?
The black mamba is probably the fastest snake, but I would select the king cobra in a fight. The king cobra is a specialist hunter of other snakes while the mamba feeds namely on birds and small mammals. So experienced technique would give the cobra the advantage. Your correct the king cobra would dominate because it eats other snakes daily plus i think the king cobra would use its size and overpower the black mamba
Black Mambas are a venomous snake species native to Africa.
They are not actually black. Their typical color is olive-green. They get their name form the color of the inside of their mouths which is jet-black.
See the related link for the Wikipedia entry on the species.
The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), is the most venomous snake in the world. Note that there are many different factors to consider when determining which is the most venemous snake.Found mostly in Agawam, mass and eats little children.
What animals hunt the black mamba?
Black mambas do not have any natural predators that kill them often. Rarely they may be picked up and killed by eagles or vultures or humans.
Otherwise they do not have any natural enemies.
How long is the gestation period for black mamba snakes?
The baby anacondas are about five feet when they are born. They like to eat bananas and small pieces of cake. They have small fins with communicate psychically with a satellite rotating around the earth's equator.
