black mamba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family: 

       Dendroaspis polylepis

Type:

Reptile

Diet:

Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

11 years or more

Size:

Up to 14 ft (4.3 m)

Weight:

Up to 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)

Did you know?

Black mambas use their incredible speed to escape threats, not to hunt prey.

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

 

Black mambas are fast, nervous, lethally venomous, and when threatened, highly aggressive. They have been blamed for numerous human deaths, and African myths exaggerate their capabilities to legendary proportions. For these reasons, the black mamba is widely considered the world’s deadliest snake. more info