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.
Steve Irwin sometimes scares me. He had one 'Crocodile Hunter' episode where he went to Africa to pester various venemous things. He rolls up in a village and runs into a hut that has a Black Mamba in it, to catch it. He chasing after Black and Green Mambas (up into the trees with them), a HUGE Puff Adder, and these nasty large scorpions.
...Thanks for the post. Some thoughts about multiple bites. Why would the mamba bite so many? Not for food, but, biting victims as they came to find other victims. Instead of the death penalty, Life in prizoo. Who was his attorney???