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Posts Tagged ‘snakes’

South Africa’s ‘Biggest’ Black Mamba Roams Free?

Friday, October 14th, 2011

This massive Black Mamba was spotted close to some graves near a sugarcane plantation in Richards Bay in South Africa. Its estimated to be about 6 and half meters long and 45 years old, born around 1960! This snake has enough venom to kill 400 men!” – Facebook User

Black-Mamba

*Gulp*

Thanks go to Mark E Willis for sharing this photo on Facebook.

*Post Update*

Seeing as this photo and information is sourced by content shared on Facebook, additional facts and verification that this Black Mamba exists would be much appreciated. Below are a few more pictures of Black Mambas big enough to make your skin crawl.

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Photo by Snake Pics

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Black Mamba in Etosha National Park

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