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Encyclopedia > Black Mamba
For the comic book character, see Black Mamba (comics).
For the NBA basketball player, see Kobe Bryant.
For mixed martial artist, see Kultar Gill.
Black mamba

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Dendroaspis
Species: D. polylepis
Binomial name
Dendroaspis polylepis

The Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a highly aggressive and venomous elapid snake. It is the largest venomous snake in Africa and the second largest venomous snake in the world. Only the King Cobra is larger. Adult black mambas have an average length of 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) and a maximum length of 4.5 meters (14 ft).[1] The black mamba receives its name from the black coloration inside of its mouth, rather than their skin color which is a gray to olive tone. The black mamba is reputed to be the fastest moving snake in the world, and has been claimed to move at up to 20 km/h (12.5 mph), but these claims are based on studies of dubious accuracy. Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, most notably a member of the Serpent Society and B.A.D. Girls, Inc. ... Kobe Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. ... Kultar Black Mamba Gill (born March 24, 1979) is an Indian-Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and Muay Thai kickboxer. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3264x2448, 3190 KB) Summary Black mamba at Wilmingtons Serpentarium. ... Scientific classification redirects here. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Reptilia redirects here. ... Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ... Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... The Elapidae, or elapids, are a family of highly venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. ... Mambas (family: Elapidae, genus: Dendroaspis) are tree dwelling, extremely rapidly moving snakes of Africa (Dendroaspis is literally tree snake). They are highly venomous, their venom containing neurotoxins, which can be fatal to humans without access to proper first aid and subsequent antivenom treatment. ... Latin name redirects here. ... The Elapidae, or elapids, are a family of highly venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. ... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... A venomous snake is a snake that uses modified saliva, venom, delivered through fangs in its mouth, to immobilize or kill its prey. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Binomial name Cantor, 1836 Range (in red) The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the worlds longest venomous snake, growing to a length of 18. ...

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Behavior

A single bite from a Black Mamba may inject enough venom to kill 20-40 grown men, easily killing one unless the appropriate anti-venom is administered in time. When cornered, they will readily attack.[2] When in the striking position, the mamba flattens its neck, hisses very loudly and displays its inky black mouth and deadly fangs. It can rear up around one-third of its body from the ground[1] which allows it to reach heights of approximately four feet.[2] When warding off a threat, the black mamba usually delivers multiple strikes, injecting its potent neuro- and cardiotoxin with each strike, often attacking the body or head, unlike most other snakes.[3]


If left undisturbed, Black Mambas tend to live in their lairs for long periods of time, which are often vacated insect mounds or hollow trees. Black mambas are diurnal snakes that hunt prey actively day or night. When hunting small animals, the Black Mamba delivers a single deadly bite and backs off, waiting for the neurotoxin in its venom to paralyze the prey. When killing a bird, however, the Black Mamba will cling to its prey, preventing it from flying away. Diurnal may mean: in biology, a diurnal animal is an animal that is active in the daytime. ... A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells – neurons – usually by interacting with membrane proteins such as ion channels. ... Wasp sting, with droplet of venom Venom (literally, poison of animal origin) is any of a variety of toxins used by animals, for the purpose of defense and hunting. ...


Venom

Black mambas are among the ten most venomous snakes in the world. Black mamba venom can kill a human in 20 minutes. With a LD50 of 0.25-0.32 mg/kg, the black mamba is 3 times as venomous as the Cape Cobra, 5 times as venomous as the King cobra and about 40 times as venomous as the Gaboon viper.[4] Black mamba venom contains powerful, fast-acting neurotoxins and cardiotoxins, including calciseptine.[5] Its bite delivers about 100-120 mg of venom on average, however it can deliver up to 400 mg of venom; 10 to 15 mg is deadly to a human adult. The initial symptom of the bite is local pain in the bite area, although not as severe as snakes with hemotoxins. The victim then experiences a tingling sensation in the extremities, drooping eyelids (eyelid ptosis), tunnel vision, sweating, excessive salivation, and lack of muscle control (specifically the mouth and tongue). If the victim does not receive medical attention, symptoms rapidly progress to nausea, shortness of breath, confusion, and paralysis. Eventually, the victim experiences convulsions, respiratory failure, and coma, and dies due to suffocation resulting from paralysis of the muscles used for breathing. Without treatment the mortality rate is 100%,[1] the highest among venomous snakes. An LD50 test being administered In toxicology, the LD50 or colloquially semilethal dose of a particular substance is a measure of how much constitutes a lethal dose. ... The Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) is a moderately sized cobra inhabiting the arid regions of South Africa. ... Binomial name Cantor, 1836 Range (in red) The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the worlds longest venomous snake, growing to a length of 18. ... Binomial name Bitis gabonica (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) is native to equatorial Africa and is the largest viper found on this continent. ... The term neurotoxic is used to describe a substance, condition or state that damages the nervous system and / or brain, usually by killing neurons. ... Cardiotoxicity is the occurrence of heart muscle damage. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Wasp sting, with droplet of venom Venom (literally, poison of animal origin) is any of a variety of toxins used by animals, for the purpose of defense and hunting. ... Hemotoxins are toxins that destroy red blood cells (hemolysis), disrupt blood clotting, and/or cause organ degeneration and generalized tissue damage. ... Ptosis is the paralysis of the muscles of the eyelid. ... This article is about the medical condition. ... For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). ...


Lifestyle

Black Mamba at St Louis zoo.
Black Mamba at St Louis zoo.

Black mambas live primarily in the grasslands of Africa (mainly residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo) and, though not considered an arboreal species, can live in bushes and small trees. Its diet consists mainly of small birds and rodents and, despite the negative reputation, it plays a crucial role in regulating pests.[6] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1055x1488, 433 KB) From http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1055x1488, 433 KB) From http://www. ... The kinkajou is an arboreal mammal. ...


Breeding

Breeding usually takes place in late spring or early summer. After mating the male will return to its own home. The female will then lay between 10 and 25 eggs. The offspring are independent as soon as they are born and can capture prey the size of a rat.


Breeding takes place when the two mambas twist their bodies together and can last for days. Females wait approximately 55 days before laying eggs. Female offspring are not bigger than male offspring.[7]

Cultural references

  • John Godey's novel 'The Snake' deals with a black mamba loose in New York's Central Park.
  • The Air Jordan XIX (19) basketball shoe's design was inspired by the black mamba.[8]
  • Uma Thurman's character Beatrix Kiddo in the Kill Bill movie series has the codename "Black Mamba" - all DVAS members have snake codenames. The character of Budd was killed by a black mamba planted in a suitcase full of money. As he lies dying, Elle Driver, the one responsible for planting the snake, reads to him a compilation of facts about the snake's venom, similar to the information listed above.[9]
  • The 1982 British horror film "Venom" (starring Oliver Reed and Klaus Kinski) featured a black mamba, delivered to a young boy by mistake, and set loose in his house just as a kidnap plot went awry.[10]
  • There is a Marvel Comics character named Black Mamba.[11]
  • "Black Mamba" is also a name of a mecha from Heavy Gear.
  • Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is nicknamed "The Black Mamba".[12]
  • "Black Mamba" is the title of a song by the rock band The Academy Is....[13]
  • "Black Mamba" is the name of an inverted roller coaster at the Phantasialand, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.[14]
  • "Black Mamba" is the title of a song by Jethro Tull on their 1999 album J-Tull Dot Com.[15]
  • Mixed Martial Arts fighter Kultar Gill goes by his nickname, "The Black Mamba."
  • "The Black Mamba" was the nickname used by Roger Mayweather (uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr.) during his days as a professional prizefighter.
  • 'Black Mamba' is also a a generic name in popular culture for a large black vibrator or dildo, as seen in Red Dwarf.
  • A black mamba sock puppet is seen occasionally on Wildboyz. The camera man would put it on, sneak up on someone sleeping, and slap them in the face.
  • In the song "Sail Away", by Randy Newman, the absence of the mamba snake is one of the reasons why "it's great to be an American."
  • Essau Kanyenda, a Malawian football (soccer) striker, is known throughout the football world as the "Black Mamba."

Morton Freedgood was a best-selling author who wrote The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and many other detective and mystery novels under the pen name John Godey. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... Air Jordan I Air Jordan, known colloquially Air Jordans, Jordans, Js or AJs, Mikes, or MJs are a brand of shoes produced by Nike, Inc which was designed for and endorsed by legendary professional basketball player, Michael Jordan. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... Beatrix Kiddo, (played by Uma Thurman) also known as The Bride, is a fictional character in Quentin Tarantinos movie Kill Bill. ... Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino. ... A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. ... The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (or DiVAS) were a fictional band of highly trained assassins in Quentin Tarantinos Kill Bill Volume 1 and Volume 2. ... Elle Driver Elle Driver aka california Mountain Snake is a fictional character, played by Darryl Hannah, in the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. ... Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 – November 23, 1991) was a German actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. ... Kidnapper redirects here. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, most notably a member of the Serpent Society and B.A.D. Girls, Inc. ... This article is about the term used in science fiction, anime, and manga. ... The iconic Hunter Gear from Heavy Gear Heavy Gear is a game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. ... Kobe Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the type of musical group. ... The Academy Is. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Phantasialand is an amusement park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist after whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ... Floyd Mayweather, Jr. ... Vibrator may several different types of devices including: Vibrator (sensual) - a device used for massage or masturbation vibrator (mechanical) - a class of devices that creates mechanical vibrations vibrator (electronic) – an old-fashioned electronic component vibrator (music) – a musical instrument Vibrator may also refer to: The Vibrators a British punk band... For other uses, see Dildo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British sitcom. ... Wildboyz, which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season, is a spin-off and follow-up to Jackass. ... For the boxer, see Randy Neumann. ... Essau Boxer Kanyenda (born September 27, 1982 in Lilongwe) is a football striker from Malawi, an important player for the Malawi national team. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c National Geographic black mamba page. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  2. ^ a b TLC site information on the black mamba. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  3. ^ TLC site information on the black mamba. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  4. ^ LD50 - subcutaneous.
  5. ^ Black mamba venom facts from Discovery.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  6. ^ Ecology and society. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  7. ^ Facts on the black mamba. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  8. ^ Air Jordan facts. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  9. ^ IMDb - Kill Bill: Vol. 2. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  10. ^ Information about the movie Venom. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  11. ^ Marvel cite about Black Mamba. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  12. ^ Information about sport nicknames. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  13. ^ Song by The Academy is titled Black Mamba. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  14. ^ Information about black mamba coaster. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  15. ^ Information about Jethro Tull album. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

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Black mamba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (686 words)
The fl mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is the largest venomous snake in Africa, with an average length around 8 feet (2.5 m), but may grow to over 14 feet (4.5 m).
Mortality rate is approximately 100% unless the snakebite victim is promptly treated with fl mamba antivenom, which is rare, expensive, and generally only kept on-hand by people who anticipate the possibility of encountering a fl mamba.
Black mamba bites can potentially kill a human within minutes depending on the health, size, age, and psychological state of the human.
Black Mamba (451 words)
Black mambas are not actually fl, but a deep olive or gunmetal grey with a pale underbelly.
Black mambas are found in the tropical jungles of east and southern Africa, from southern Kenya south to Mozambique, Botswana, southwest Africa, and Angola.
Black mambas feed on rodents and other small mammals and are significant in keeping the rodent population in control.
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