Black Mamba
D. polylepis
Bush babies, hyraxes, birds and their young, mammals, occasionally other snakes.
The inside of a black mamba's mouth is black.
Captive specimens have lived 11 years, but unknown in the wild.
6-9.5 feet long with a few reports of specimens reaching 14 feet.
Secretary birds, brown snake eagles, tawny eagles, and other birds of prey; honey badgers, mongooses, and Nile crocodiles.