: any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa
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In mouse trials, the antidote was found to be protective against venom from the black mamba, king cobra, coral snakes and tiger snakes, among others.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
New research published in Cell discusses the first use of human antibodies to help create an antivenom that can be effective against multiple species of venomous snakes, including black mamba, king cobra, and tiger snakes.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
The antibody provided mice with full protection against five snakes - the black mamba and a mix of cobras.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 2 May 2025
The people gravitated to Jordan’s cutthroat nature, to Kobe’s mamba mentality, to Iverson’s counter-culture defiance and to James, Curry and KD for their unique brilliance.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
New research published in Cell discusses the first use of human antibodies to help create an antivenom that can be effective against multiple species of venomous snakes, including black mamba, king cobra, and tiger snakes.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
The antibody provided mice with full protection against five snakes - the black mamba and a mix of cobras.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 2 May 2025
The people gravitated to Jordan’s cutthroat nature, to Kobe’s mamba mentality, to Iverson’s counter-culture defiance and to James, Curry and KD for their unique brilliance.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Mamba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mamba. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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: any of several venomous elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa that are related to the cobras but lack a dilatable hood
especially
: a southern African snake (D. angusticeps) that has a light or olive-green phase and a black phase, that attains in the latter phase a length of 12 feet (3.66 meters), and that is noted for the quickness with which it inflicts its often fatal bite
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