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The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a species of highly venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae.It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa.First formally described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra; mature specimens generally exceed 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and commonly grow to 3 m (9.8 ft).
Range of the Black Mamba snake in Africa. While attempts were made to pick out the features followed in the National Geographic image, the borders are imprecise at best. The request in the Map Workshop that this fulfills noted that the precise range is controversial in the first place, and there may be better data available at a Jstor article ...
Map of geographical range of the black mamba in Africa. Intended to be overlaid over file:Africa land cover location map.jpg (PD) or any derivative map which shares the same coordinates and scale. The SVG file itself already links to the JPG file as the base and will be displayed when this file is opened natively in the browser. Date
Acute kidney injury has been reported in a few cases of black mamba bites in humans as well as in animal models. [17] Death is due to suffocation resulting from paralysis of the respiratory muscles. [17] [42] Untreated black mamba bites have a mortality rate of 100%. [17] [43] Antivenom therapy is the mainstay of treatment for black mamba ...
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The second-longest venomous snake in the world is possibly the African black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), which can grow up to 4.5 m (15 ft). Among the genus Naja, the longest member arguably may be the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), which can reportedly grow up to 3 m (9.8 ft).
A mamba may retain the same lair for years. Resembling a cobra, the threat display of a mamba includes rearing, opening the mouth and hissing. The black mamba's mouth is black within, which renders the threat more conspicuous. A rearing mamba has a narrower yet longer hood and tends to lean well forward, instead of standing erect as a cobra does.
Black Mambas may refer to: Black Mambas F.C. , a Zimbabwean football club based in Harare, Zimbabwe Members of the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit , an environmental organisation in South Africa