Black mamba
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| phylum | Chordata | The black mamba is the longest venomous snake in Africa, averaging around 2.5 to 3.2 m (8.2 to 10 ft) in length, and sometimes growing to lengths of 4.45 m (14.6 ft). It is the fastest snake in the world, capable of moving at 4.32 to 5.4 metres per second (16–20 km/h, 10–12 mph). The black mamba has a reputation for being very aggressive, but it usually attempts to flee from humans like most snakes, unless it is threatened. Without rapid and vigorous antivenom therapy, a bite from a black mamba is almost always fatal.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| suborder | Serpentes | |
| family | Elapidae | |
| genus | Dendroaspis | |
| species | D. polylepis |
