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Do black mambas matter?

Posted - December 2, 2020

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  • 10052
    I generally like snakes and am not afraid of them, but this is one snake I do not care to meet. Of course, their existence is important to the ecosystem in which they reside, as you know. 

    I like these herpetological posts!! :)
      December 2, 2020 7:36 PM MST
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  • 44619
    Indeed.
      December 2, 2020 7:40 PM MST
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  • 53509

     

      Maybe to yo’ mamba.

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      December 2, 2020 8:28 PM MST
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  • 10052
    Mamba #5
      December 2, 2020 8:32 PM MST
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  • 53509

     

      “Mamba Said Knock You Out!” LL Cool J, 1990.


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      December 2, 2020 8:41 PM MST
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  • 4624
    Though I'd heard of them - mainly via the name used for a fashion label and a pop music group - I knew only that they were some kind of African snake. So, of course, I looked them up.

    I think all animals are an essential part of their native ecosystem, so they deserve protection. The role of the mamba as a predator of small animals might be crucial in preventing over-population. It seems there are quite a few predators that keep the mamba numbers down. Fortunately, they don't seem to be a threatened species just now, but with the increasing encroachment of humans into their habitats, they might become threatened in the near future.

    I wouldn't want to have a close encounter with one.
      December 2, 2020 8:42 PM MST
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