BLACK MAMBA SNAKE

We're Do they live

• They live in the southern and east Africa plains and grass lands
• They also live in the Rocky Mountains of southern and east Africa

THEIR HABITAT

• Usual the snakes like to sleep under rocks
• They also sleep in trees
• They like to get out during the day
• During the day they will hunt for there food

WHY THE SNAKE LIVES THERE

• The snakes were found in southern and east Africa
• No one has found them any were other than there
• Also the black mamba stays in its own habitat it doesn't move much

BLACK MAMBA CLASSIFACATION

• Kingdom- animla
• Family- elipdae
• Phylum- Chordata
• Class- reptilia
• Order-Squamata

CLASSIFACATION

• Suborder- Serpentes
• Genus- dendraspis
• Species- D.polylepis

SIZE

• Get up to 14 feet 4.5mt. In length
• 8.2ft. Is more the average 2.5mt.

SPEED

• Among fastest snake in world
• 12.5 MPH 20 kilo. per. hr.

HOW DEADLY IT IS

• Deadliest snake in Afirica
• Fifth deadliest in the world
• Kill a human in less than 20 minutes if bitten neurological

WERE THEY GET THEIR NAMES

• Their name comes from their mouth
• In color they are brown and green
• Their mouth color is black and greenish mainly blak

REFRENCES

• "National Geographic Home Page." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/zoology/32028-black-mamba-one-scary-snake-...
• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/black_mamba.htm