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 that had been repeatedly stabbed with a steel pole by construction workers was found in hiding in a trash pile in South Africa. Nick Evans, a reptile educator who owns a snake ...

The black mamba has quite a reputation. It is one of the world’s deadliest snakes. It is the fastest land snake in the world, and “the longest species of venomous snake in Africa and the ...

A tense standoff between a black mamba and a feisty slender mongoose has been caught on film in South Africa. Warren Friedman spotted the black mamba in a tree on his property, which borders a ...

The black mamba is born with two to three drops of venom per fang. It is a front-fanged snake, with fangs up to 6.5 mm in length, located at the front of the upper jaw.

In a rare sighting, two male black mamba snakes entwine in vicious "plaiting combat"—likely battling over a female. 1:04. Watch Two of World’s Deadliest Snakes Fight on a Golf Course.