Posted on 10/04/2018 12:54:47 PM PDT by ETL
An Indiana zoo will soon welcome a lethal addition to its animal kingdom: A black mamba snake.
The Indianapolis Zoo is adding the black mamba, which is typically found in southern and eastern Africa, in May 2019. The serpent will join the zoo’s Deserts Dome exhibit, which will feature the black mamba and other exotic snakes, the Associated Press reported.
The black mamba is a “fast, nervous, lethally venomous, and when threatened, highly aggressive” reptile, National Geographic reported, which also noted this snake is considered to be the deadliest in the world.
The black mamba, which can grow as long as 14 feet, gets its name from the black or dark blue color inside of its mouth. In addition to being lethal, these snakes are also quick: the magazine reported black mamba snakes can reach speeds of nearly 13 miles per hour.
These serpents are shy, but if cornered, black mamba snakes are known to lift as much as a third of their body off the ground, hiss and strike “repeatedly,” according to National Geographic. With each strike, the snake injects a large amount of venom.
Aside from the black mamba snake, the Indianapolis Zoo will also welcome the reticulated and Burmese pythons, two of the largest snake species in Asia, according to the Associated Press.
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Or perhaps a "Mamba of Color."
What could possibly go wrong?.......................
“black mamba”
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Isn’t that a dance?
“Black Mamba”
That is SOOOOOO Wacist!!!!
Beat me to it.
What could possibly go wrong.
Sail Away Randy Newman
Ain’t no lion or tiger, ain’t no mamba snake
Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
Ev’rybody is as happy as a man can be
Climb aboard, little wog, sail away with me
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Yup
Haha - first thing that came to my mind too.
The Mambo Dance, invented in 1930 by Cuban musician Perez Prado.
We don’t want him around here ever.
Maybe they will have a “name the new mamba” contest.
DiFi look alike.
Interesting, but why? One of my friends who has hunted Africa several times said they moved camp a couple of miles once because a black Mamba was sighted close by and the locals working for the expedition didn’t want to camp and spend the night close to where the snake might be. They are known to be extremely aggressive.
Kobe is moving to Indianapolis?
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