African governments and the WHO combat continent's snake bite problem. NAIROBI, Apr. 2, 2008— -- In the action movie "Kill Bill" the lead character goes by a nickname, "Black Mamba." She's a ...

A black mamba has been spotted slithering right toward a home in South Africa, but any danger was averted. Nick Evans, a snake rescuer based in the Greater Durban area of South Africa, said that ...

The black mamba is a sleek and slender poisonous snake common in sub-Saharan regions in Africa. Its name derives from the Zulu word imbamba. The snake belongs to the same family as cobras and ...

Black Mamba shines out in terms of speed as it’s considered the fastest snake in the world which is capable of slithering at speeds up to 12-14 mph (19-22 km/h). It uses this speed to hunt and ...

Evans was then called to the scene, where he described the 7.2-foot snake as a “quick and easy catch.” Black mambas are slim, brown, highly venomous snakes that become extremely aggressive ...

South African snake-catcher Nick Evans said the black mamba could 'barely fit' its body into its hiding place, adding it was 'well fed' thanks to its diet of local kittens, rodents and other mammals.

Melody Chiputura, 17, was bitten by a black mamba in her Rushinga High School classroom in Zimbabwe after the snake lunged at her thigh, The Herald-Zimbabwe reported.

A snake, the deadly black mamba, snuck into a high school, bit and killed a student in Africa, reports say. Mike Snider. USA TODAY.