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Black Mamba Such an amazing creature. A bit aggressive though : ) Africa,Black Mamba,Geotagged,Lake Manyara,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Black Mamba

Such an amazing creature. A bit aggressive though : )

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    600mm is the appropriate focal length here :) Posted 10 years ago
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      burak_dogansoysal
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      I've had 3 encounters with the Black Mamba in Africa but they were all so quick and I couldn't get a decent shot. This time, I was filming silvery-cheeked hornbills and I saw a shadow passing behind the birds, out of focus. And there it was when I focused in. Managed to get 5 seconds of film and 3 photos. Posted 10 years ago

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The Black mamba

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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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Mar 12, 2011 16:20 in B 144, Tanzania.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/4.0
  • 1/30s
  • ISO160
  • 600mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.