Definition of mamba
: any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa
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If an attacker does not back down, the black mamba will strike it over and over, injecting a plethora of potent neurotoxins each time.
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Without antivenom, a bite from a black mamba snake is usually lethal.
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The venom of the green mamba — one the most dangerous snakes in Africa — might one day help to treat people who have a genetic disorder that affects the kidneys, according to a new study conducted in mice.
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Without antivenom, a bite from a black mamba snake is usually lethal.
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Though species like the boomslang or the king cobra are dangerous thanks to their respective poisons, the black mamba is especially deadly due to its speed.
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Green mamba bites may cause dizziness, nausea and irregular heartbeat , and can be fatal.
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A golfer in South Africa stopped in the middle of a game to film two black mamba snakes entwined in a fierce battle over a female on the green.
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If an attacker does not back down, the black mamba will strike it over and over, injecting a plethora of potent neurotoxins each time.
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medical Definition of mamba
: any of several venomous elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa that are related to the cobras but lack a dilatable hood;
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: 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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