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== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
[[Image:Black mamaba on wall.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Black Mamba up against the wall]] | [[Image:Black mamaba on wall.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Black Mamba up against the wall]] | ||
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 | 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 14ft. 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 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] | ||
