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There’s another SA snake called the black mamba. Cool name, up to 14ft long and up to 12.5mph top speed.

• ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  We had those things in Nigeria (West Africa), and Uganda (East Africa). Green mambas, too, but the black ones were nastier. The thing about mambas that multiplies their badassery, is that they climb trees, and their bites can often be high on the body. Since it is neurotoxic poison, this means dead = fast. My mother had a friend who was bitten on the shoulder by a black mamba. He survived, but she said he was a shell of the man he was, before the bite. We also had gaboon vipers[0]. These monsters have 2-inch fangs, and inject you with a lot of toxin; I believe, both neurotoxic, and hematoxic. I know it ain't a simple venom. The good news is, they are gentle, and good-tempered. You can often pick one up, and they won't bite. The bad news is, they look exactly like a pile of dead leaves, and are easy to step on; which they don't like. I had some friends that had a gaboon viper on their property. They liked having it around, as it kept the varmints in check. It was damn hard to spot. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaboon_viper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaboon_viper