...I've had kingsnakes as pets in the past. Indigenous to the US. There is a photo of a 5ft. kingsnake that swallowed a 6ft. rattlesnake. Pretty good. But, I wouldn't put the king up against some of the foreign species that are here. Any way, Good postin on yer...
My friend told me a story that is bushman legend and has been pretty much verified: that one black mamba killed a dozen shepherds from Rhodesia in a single scrum. He told me another black mamba killed seven villagers in one night before being captured and living out its life peacefully in a zoo. Some of the Adders actually kill more people in Africa, but no snake kills multiple "threats" with the efficiency and quickness of a mamba. Magnificent serpent.