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It is a species of large, extremely venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae
Black mamba
The black mamba ("Dendroaspis polylepis") is a species of large, extremely venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae
where did the name black mamba come from The term "mamba" is derived from the Zulu word ""imamba""
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Black mamba [SEP] Introduction
The black mamba ("Dendroaspis polylepis") is a species of large, extremely venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. First formally described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra; mature specimens generally exceed and commonly grow to . Specimens of have been reported. Its skin colour varies from grey to dark brown. Juvenile black mambas tend to be paler than adults and darken with age. The species is both terrestrial (ground-living) and arboreal (tree-living); it inhabits savannah, woodland, rocky slopes and in some regions, dense forest.