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== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
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The Black Mamba is the largest poisonous snake in all of Africa, it is also the second longest poisonous snake in the world. As adults, black mambas on average grow to be about 2.5 meters in length and a maximum of about 4.5 meters which is about 14feet. Like all of the other reptiles, the black mamba relies heavelly on external heat to control the temperature of its body. Out of all the venemous snakes in the world there is only one snake that is longer, that snake is the King Cobra. | |||
The snake's color isnt actually black. Usually the black mambas that are seen have more of a brown color to them [http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/black-mamba.html], although some have a dark olive, olive green, grey brown, or metallic looking color. Some of the snakes have a light ring or band around their body. As the mambas get older, their skin begins to get darker. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_mamba] | |||
The black mamba is known to be the fastest moving snake in the world, and has been claimed to move at up to 12mph. There are four different ways that a snake can move. There is the concertina method, the serpintine method sidewinding, and las the rectilinear method. [http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/facts04.htm] The black mamba uses more of a serpintine method of moving itself. | |||
== Reproduction == | == Reproduction == | ||
