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Black Mamba Fact vs. Fiction: Mythical Size and a Kiss of Death
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoContrary to its name, the black mamba (scientific name Dendroaspis polylepis) isn't actually black....
Watch 2 giant, highly venomous black mambas fighting in someone's backyard
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoclose up of a black mamba with its mouth open on a black background The black mamba (Dendroaspis...
Kobe Bryant created his 'Black Mamba' alter-ego as a way to get through the lowest point of his...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKobe Bryant, the "Black Mamba"Reuters Kobe Bryant was known as "The Black Mamba," a nickname he gave...
A universal antivenom being tested at Duke could change snake bite treatment worldwide
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoDuke Health is a trial site for a drug that could be the first universal antivenom to treat any kind...
Scientists one step closer to universal ‘holy grail’ antivenom
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoScientists have developed a treatment that prevents paralysis or death triggered by the antivenom of...
What's the difference between poison and venom?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSalamandra salamandra terrestris (fire salamander) sitting on a tree stump. It is black with yellow spots. The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)...
Man looks out window — and catches ‘spectacular’ snake fight in South Africa. See it
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLelo Chili was looking out of his bedroom window in South Africa recently when he caught sight of...
Crocodile and venomous snakes among hundreds of reptiles removed from dead man’s home
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of snakes, including two deadly black mambas, were discovered in the western Pennsylvania home of a 23-year-old man who reportedly died from something other than a bite. Authorities ...
Zodiac Signs as Snakes—Which Slithering Species Are You?
STYLECASTER via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoIf any animal has come to be associated with lies, treachery, and deception, it would have to be the...
What happens if a rattlesnake bites you? Here's everything you should and shouldn't do
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCorrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article included outdated information. The same antivenom is used for every rattlesnake bite, regardless of the kind. Rattlesnakes, often ...