Black Mamba

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Sleek and fast, the black mamba haunts African savannas and woodlands. Despite its name, it's gray with an inky mouth it shows when threatened. One of the deadliest snakes on Earth, its venom acts quickly, but human fatalities have dropped thanks to antivenom.
Technical factsheet
Type:Reptile
Habitat:Savanna, woodland
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:Africa
Size:2–4.5 m length
Weight:1.6–2.5 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:11 years in the wild
Habitat: The Black Mamba can be found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina-faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central-african-rep, Cote-d-ivoire, Dem-rep-congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, S-sudan, Senegal, Sierra-leone, Somalia, South-africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe