Africa harbours some of the world’s most lethal snakes, and two of its most formidable are the black mamba and the Gaboon ...

Black Mamba. The black mamba is ... The saw-scaled viper is found in central Asia and the Middle East and is centered on the ...

The black mamba actually isn't the most deadly snake on the continent; that honor belongs to the Puff Adder Viper, which is also the most common poisonous snake in Africa and has the most contact ...

Black Mamba. Photo Credit: Flickr. Russell's Viper has one of the most intensely painful bites among all snake species. Russel’s Viper. Photo Credit: Flickr.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the black mamba is among the fastest land snakes and deadliest. They reach up to 12 mph (19 kph), which they use in hunting and getting away from predators.