What is a black mamba?

black mambu are snakes who come from Africa; They are formally known as dendroaspis Polypis . These African inhabitants are not celebrated for their extreme speed, deadly poison and irritability and often appear in books and films about Africa. In general, most people outside Africa do not meet Black Mambas and wish to keep it. In Africa, meeting with the human worse tends to go wrong.

These snakes are not named for their skin color, but for the color of the mouth. Typical black mamba is gray to olive brown in color with ink black mouth, which is only visible when the animal strikes. These snakes are the largest in Africa and run on average about eight feet (over two meters); These are the second largest snakes in the world that only King Cobry overcame. In several cases, the black mamba can reach a length of up to 14 feet (almost five meters).

The black mamba is also very fast, although the snakes geyly move quickly to avoid predators, rather than to hit the prey. When they hitBlack Mambas rely on their deadly poison, which contains both neurotoxin and cardiotoxin to paralyze their victims. It is known that snakes will hit minimal provocation and are sometimes characterized as aggressive, although stories about Mambas watching people over long distances are probably a bit exaggerated.

Adult Black Black Mamba nesting underground in a small standard or abandoned animal hole. Mambas are daily, sleeping at night and stay active during the day if extreme heat does not lead underground. Snakes tend to prefer pastures and shrub, although the black mamba is also perfectly able to climb a tree, as their scientific name suggests: dendroaspis means "tree snake". When a black mamba behaves, a woman produces a small clutch of eggs that hatches into the light gray juveniles; Young snakes are vulnerable to mongoos and birds when they are very young but are perfectly schopni to catch your own prey.

For people, the Black Mamba is an impressive enemy. One injection from an adult snake is enough to kill a person in less than an hour unless the antiven is administered. If someone is bitten by a black mamba, the best procedure is to let someone run for medical help and a turnstile affected limb.