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Black Mamba
Living in Australia I am very careful of snakes, especially where I live. Whilst travelling in South Africa I did forget about snakes until the last day of my trip when this black mamba was in a tree behind the lounge area where I was working on my photos.
The black mamba , also called the common black mamba or black-mouthed mamba, is a highly venomous snake of the genus ''Dendroaspis'' , and is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described in 1864 by Albert Günther. It is the longest species of venomous snake in Africa, and the second-longest venomous snake in the world after the king cobra. It is also the fastest moving snake in Africa, and one of the fastest moving snakes on the planet, perhaps the fastest, capable of moving at 11 km/h.. more
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