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"Mamba Circle"

As I am a hobby dancer and in Mambo there is a figure called "Mambo circle" I could not resist to name this picture "Mamba circle".

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The eastern green mamba or common mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a venomous arboreal snake indigenous to the east coast of southern Africa. Eastern green mambas are the smallest members of the mamba family, averaging 1.8 meters, with known specimens to 3.7 m. The species is found from the coastal forest of the Eastern Cape in South Africa through Mozambique into Zimbabwe and the Malawian coast.
The green mamba is highly arboreal and seldom ventures to the ground unless following prey or basking. Green mambas are diurnal. Unlike the black mamba, it is a shy and nonaggressive snake, and does not often gape and strike if threatened but usually makes a swift and elegant escape. Continued provocation will cause the snake to strike, and bites, although serious, are uncommon.
The venom thoug is extremly strong and could kill a man in a few hours if not treated. It is highly neurotoxic but this mamba does inject only a smaller amount compared to the black mamba.

Taken in the reptile zoo www.reptilienzoonockalm.at

1/125s f/5 ISO 1600

Taken on: June 7, 2007

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