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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).
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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 ...
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.
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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
Black Mamba appears in the Ultimate Marvel universe as a member of the Serpent Squad, a group of female mercenaries. After having the Serpent Crown stolen from them, they battle the Fantastic Four. Black Mamba was knocked out of the fight by the Thing early on, and was taken into custody. After the Thing called the Serpent Squad "freaks" in ...