Black Mamba

These reptiles have a body length of 2.7 - 3.1 meters, a mamba is the second snake in length after a cobra, its weight is between 1.1 - 1.6 kilograms.

Some sources claim that it can reach a length of more than 4.6 meters, but this has not been documented.

This name she received due to the fact that when she opens her mouth, her mouth is painted completely black. Body color varies from olive to brown. The abdominal part of the animal is colored light brown.In the back of the body in a snake, dark spots can be depicted, sometimes in combination they can alternate. The black mambo is considered one of the fastest snakes in the world, it can reach speeds of more than 12 km / h. The body of the snake is flattened on both sides, the tail is long.The teeth of the snake are located, as in many other predatory snakes, on the upper jaw, the length is from 5.6 to 6.5 mm, respecti!)vely.

If an ordinary man in the street looks at her open jaws, then it may seem to her that she is smiling, but this has nothing to do with emotions from the side of a snake, these are only characteristic sections of her mouth.Black mamba - common in the tropical part of the African continent. The maximum number of individuals is concentrated in the following parts of the continent:If you compare the mambo with her relatives, she does not like to spend time on the trees. Leads exclusively terrestrial lifestyle, except that sometimes, when taking sunbathing, it can crawl on a tree or shrub. It can also be observed in large hollows or in abandoned termite mounds.It is extremely rare to find it in the deserts. Mamba prefers to be within 1000 meters above sea level. But in some parts of Zambia, it can be seen above 1,657 meters, and in Kenya, it can live even higher, up to 1876 meters above sea level.Based on the observations, when the reptile sees a person, she freezes in the hope that she remains unnoticed or crawls away quickly. Even when she has nowhere to go, or she is driven into a dead end, the reptile will first warn the object that she may bite.Leads from ambush, often prefers the same place. Attacking the victim, the mamba bites the prey, saturating its flesh with a powerful poison that causes paralysis.