Why is mamba called mamba?
Why is mamba called mamba? THE 'BLACK MAMBA' IS NAMED AFTER THE BLACK INSIDE ITS MOUTH. ITS LIGHT UNDERBELLY HELPS IT DISAPPEAR AGAINST THE BRIGHT SKY. WITH LARGE EYES, IT HAS BETTER SIGHT THAN MOST SNAKES. SUDDEN MOVEMENTS WILL CAUSE IT TO STRIKE WITH DEADLY ACCURACY.
Has anyone survived a black mamba bite?
It was about midday on a Thursday in January 1998 when Danie Pienaar came face to face with a black mamba and its bite. Danie, now head of Scientific Services in the Kruger National Park, was a student at the time and tracking white rhinos near the Phabeni tributary, south of Pretoriuskop.