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Dendroaspis polylepis

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Catching the Deadly Black Mamba | These Snakes Can Kill You

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Surviving a Black Mamba Bite

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Black Mamba vs. The World | National Geographic

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MASSIVE BLACK MAMBA GOES INTO FULL BLOWN ATTACK MODE!!!

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Black Mamba in a BAD MOOD!

The black mamba is a species of extremely venomous snake, a member of the family Elapidae 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 metres and commonly grow to 3 m (10 ft). Specimens of 4.3 to 4.5 m have been reported. Its skin colour varies from grey to dark brown. Juvenile black mambas tend to be paler than adults and darken with age.
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