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He'll no, too many snakes, especially the Black Mamba of which can exceed 8 ft in length and can travel over 10 mph. I would be the one in the Land Cruiser with lift kit to get as far off the ground as possible!
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He'll no, too many snakes, especially the Black Mamba of which can exceed 8 ft in length and can travel over 10 mph. I would be the one in the Land Cruiser with lift kit to get as far off the ground as possible!
See that's the trick.... You're doing the hinderer pee pee dance cause of an incoming hinderer, the door knocks, you think it's Kevin with your package, and pow! It's damn 15 foot snake!! Good thing your adrenaline is up and you can make fast movements, low drag attire, Wife beater, possibly no pants, and of course the cap with propellor on it... You're out of there!!!
The Black Mamba is fortunately not found in the Cape Town area. Its natural habitat is more towards the northern and eastern parts of South Africa. The snake common and dangerous in the Cape Town area is the Cape Cobra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_cobra.
Nellem.....assuming I am bitten by either snake and I do not get immediate medical attention....I am assuming that I would be peacefully napping in a coffin later that day.
Soooooooo, do I really care WHICH one knocks on my door pretending to have a package from RHK for me......?
Incredible Table Mountain pic, by the way!
Now that's a snake!!! Justin, you have these in Utah?!?
The Cape Cobra is deadly but in most cases the victim will survive if treated within the first hour (depends on amount of venom involved). With the Black Mamba you may well be dead in the first hour already irrespective. How dangerous a snake is actually depends on more than just the venom involved. In South Africa the most dangerous snake is what we know as the Puff Adder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitis_arietans) because bite cases are most frequent and because the snake is very sluggish and will not move away when picking up vibrations (in footpaths, for example). It is also very aggressive when disturbed. Other snake species tend to move away from potential threats but not this specie. More people die from this snake's bites than any other in Africa.