A trained biologist, Rotich has studied the complex effects of snake bites on humans, including the black mamba. In Kenya, Rotich says it's hard to keep official statistics of how many humans die ...

The Black Mamba is known as one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet, but what makes it so deadly? With its remarkable ...

A black mamba strikes Tad Arensmeier. In Africa, when it’s ... serves as a painkiller just as powerful as morphine, but without many of morphine’s side effects.

Venom of the black mamba (pictured) has painkilling compounds as potent as morphine. Photograph by George Grall, National Geographic Painkilling compounds lack side effects of current drugs, study ...

Venom from the world's deadliest snake - the black mamba, which can kill a person within half an hour, could actually be a painkiller at par with morphine, researchers say These are key in a ...

The black mamba has a fearful reputation, and it’s easy to see why. It can move at around 12.5 miles (20 kilometres) per hour, making it one of the world’s fastest snakes, if not the fastest.

Fast, aggressive, and insanely venomous the black mamba isn’t a snake you want to mess with. Here’s what makes it one of the deadliest snakes on the planet, and why staying calm around one might save ...

A painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of the black mamba say French scientists. BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ...

Nobody wants to be bitten by a black mamba. One of the most dangerous snakes in the world, its venom can kill a person in less than half an hour. But a new study reports that there is something ...

The black mamba has a fearful reputation, and it’s easy to see why. It can move at around 12.5 miles (20 kilometres) per hour, making it one of the world’s fastest snakes, if not the fastest. Its body ...