Africa harbours some of the world’s most lethal snakes, and two of its most formidable are the black mamba and the Gaboon ...

For the black mamba, venom is a carefully conserved and biologically expensive resource. It is primarily reserved for capturing prey and for self-defence in life-threatening situations.

Hollywood favors the black mamba for its authentic danger, lethal venom, and ability to create suspense in thrillers, horrors ...

The black mamba actually isn't the most deadly snake on the continent; that honor belongs to the Puff Adder Viper, which is also the most common poisonous snake in Africa and has the most contact ...

The black mamba is a sleek and slender poisonous snake common in sub-Saharan regions in Africa. Its name derives from the Zulu word imbamba. The snake belongs to the same family as cobras and ...

Black mambas are slim, brown, highly venomous snakes that become extremely aggressive when threatened. According to National Geographic , an untreated bite from a black mamba can prove fatal ...

The Black Mamba uniforms feature a snakeskin-like black print and drop shadows on the jersey numbers, a nod to a detail from the Lakers uniforms from Bryant’s rookie season in 1996-97.