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This included cobras, a green mamba, a boa constrictor and tarantulas, authorities said.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Black mambas are often seen cruising the savanna with their head and neck held high, using their keen eyesight to scan for danger or track prey – typically small mammals such as hyraxes, bush babies, and rodents.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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.
—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
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Black mambas are often seen cruising the savanna with their head and neck held high, using their keen eyesight to scan for danger or track prey – typically small mammals such as hyraxes, bush babies, and rodents.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mamba
Noun
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The Cape coral cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus) and the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), act in a more stealthy fashion.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cleopatra was imprisoned in her palace, and legend has it that an ally brought her a basket of figs, and hidden within was the cobra that gave the Egyptian queen that fatal bite.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No trail, just rock after rock, a phantom rattlesnake curled in every crevice.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fans can get up close to the rams, dinosaur and rattlesnake and majestic as well as two new sculptures that will go to Borrego Springs in November.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tom Ford-era Gucci bags in iconic python, ultra-rare Louis Vuitton pochettes, and Dior saddle bags.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another celebrity to have recently embraced a Tod’s look is supermodel Iman, who attended the spring 2026 show wearing statement-making python boots in brown.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, Ryan Seacrest decided to do Halloween as the man of the moment, Styles — pink boa and all.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.—
Justine Goode,
NBC news,
7 Sep. 2025
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The project starts to unravel when life imitates art and a real anaconda begins hunting them down.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 Dec. 2025
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This time around, an anaconda is being experimented on in a secret facility in Romania using blood orchids (the mythical flower from the previous movie).—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The snakes come from the elapid family and include cobras, mambas, taipans, coral snakes, and kraits — among other venomous species.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Another version of the story has Jardine Matheson's taipan being greeted by a 21-gun salute, to the horror of the local military who reserve that tradition for high ranking officers.—
CNN,
CNN,
8 June 2021
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Birkenstock Buckley Moc Clog A shoe with a moccasin-like feel, the Birkenstock Buckley Moc Clog is comfortable and so easy to slip on and off.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2025
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The concepts are getting more adventurous, too, with brands like Asics experimenting with technical leather sneakers and New Balance readying moccasin-like mash-ups.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Mamba.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mamba. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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