3 members of a family died in a black mamba attack. The tragic incident took place in Zimbabwe. Tapiwa Musiva’s wife, 21-year-old daughter and 15-year-old nephew Ananthiravan were killed in the snake attack. They were bitten by a snake while collecting firewood in the hills of Murimpika village. 21-year-old daughter Nyarai was the first to be bitten by a snake on her leg. The snake bit the mother’s chest when she came to see this. The snake bit 15-year-old Tawanda’s leg while trying to run away from the scene. Local residents who came to know regarding the incident tried to take them to the hospital but it was delayed due to the inconvenience of reaching the top of the mountain. They were taken to the hospital, but later they succumbed to death.
There are many horror stories regarding the black mamba, the world’s longest venomous snake following the king cobra. A black mamba’s bite is known in Africa as the kiss of death. This snake has such a deadly poison. Their deadly poison contains neuro and cardio toxins. A snake that moves faster than a horse, a snake that coils its body like a ring on the mountain slopes and attacks at high speed, a snake that attacks and kills people in a planned way.
Black mamba is a dangerous snake. In southern Africa, the majority of human snakebites are from this snake. It causes many deaths. The black mamba is not the most venomous snake in the world, but its venom delivery efficiency makes it the most dangerous snake in the world, along with Australia’s coastal taipan. Today antidotes have been developed to counteract the black mamba’s venom. However, if treatment is delayed following a bite, the risk of loss of life is much higher. They are up to four meters long and try to avoid humans as much as possible. Like many snakes, they bite in self-defense. The bite is not a single bite, but multiple bites in a row, each time injecting a large amount of deadly venom into the victim’s body.
The black mamba is also known as the black mamba, but it is found in many different shades of brown. The inside of their mouth is black. That is why they are called Black Mamba. They are mostly found in the grasslands and mountainous areas of the southern and eastern regions of Africa. Rats, squirrels, and some birds are the black mamba’s prey. As the stories say, they do not have the ability to run as fast as a horse, but they can reach speeds of up to 20 kilometers per hour. Black mamba is the fastest moving snake in the world.
Belonging to the cobra family, the name Black Mamba is derived from the Zulu word Immamba. There are three other mamba snakes in Africa, Weston’s mamba, Green mamba and Jason’s mamba. Their body color is green. The black mamba does not have many predators in Africa. They are mainly hunted by some vultures. Immature mambas are preyed upon by cheetahs, honey badgers, and some hornbills.
