The Black Mamba is by far the most fared snake in Africa. It is the longest African Venomous Snake - (up to 4.5m).
It is the fastest African Venomous Snake.
It is a nervous snake and strikes with little provocation.
It has a long striking range. From a threat display position where it lifts itself up bending the front part of it's body in a "S" shape, I have seen this snake strike a distance of 2m!
It has a powerful neurotoxic venom that can kill a man in half an hour.
Of all the snakes in Africa, this is the one that you are least likely to survive if bitten.
This photo shows clearly the long coffin shaped head and the "smile" of the Mamba's mouth.
