black mamba

  taxnomy 

black mamba is in the animalia kingdom that first appeared in 164 there phylum is chordata these are reptiles meaning there cold blooded the order in squamata the genus is dendroaspis polylepis family is elapidae the black mambas females vs males  differences there are no visual difference between  the to there phylum is phylum 

there class is reptilia   there order is squamata  family is elapidae  genus dendroaspis  and there species D.polylepis 

evolution

the black mamba subspecies is dendroaspis jamesoni kaimosae mainly found in the forest or forest like areas the eastern green mamba is the closest living family member to the black mamba Megachirella Wachtleri claims the first reptile the oldest ancestor to the black mamba reptiles were the first living things to walk the earth 

description  wild black mambas normally live to the age of 11 but captured they live to 20 black mambas live in sub saharan africa and are one of the continents most dangerous snakes 2.0-2.5 metres long with a max lenth of 4.3 metres these snakes are actually brown they get there name from the black mouths 4.3 is equal to 14 feet long  the black mambas females vs males  differences there are no visual difference between  the to

describe habitat 

black mambas live in dry open space with lots of trees dry rocky areas they also are found in tropical areas other animals that live with them are the zebra lion hippo woody plants of sub saharan desert like olive , cypress and mastic trees 

distribution / diet 

the only places  that u will find this snake is sub saharan africa they are lease concerned but not invasive these snakes hunt in day time by striking there prey and following it until it dies they eat mice small birds squirrels and rabbits they some times eat other species of snake  they spend most there time hunting 

social structure

yes black mambas live alone they some times can be found in small groups black mamba mainly meet the mate in the summer in which the guys fight for the female after mating is over they dont see each other any more the females moves on  how often do they mate they mate in the spring and in the summer from september to january the female wont sick around the do something that appears to be a chin rub but this is actually there ritual they fight for mate the females lay eggs in swampy like area and the they never see them again laying 6 to 20 eggs no characteristics the eggs hatch three months later measured around 16 to 24 inches there are no visual differences between a male and female they grow to the same size they look the same they don't raise there young so there are so roles there they are left on there on (could not find any info about females and how long until they can mate) they mate once a year

day 4 

the black mamba biggest predator is brown snake eagle the mongoose due to the  fact mambas bite does  not affect it and honey badgers other than that black mambas are considered one of the top predators black mambas only competition is sexual between other black mamba when males fight for females  iucn rating is least concerned climate change has caused most snakes in africa to migrate population unknown but stable they dont die to sexual competition one backs off they are not there isn't any disease discovered for black mamba there is not anything being don't to stop climate change for black mambas but yes for other animals around the world the black mamba wont have any close interactions with any other animal unless its defense the black mamba is a shy snake

stages of birth  

black mambas are born from eggs that are layed by the mother covered in warm plants that they need they are born ready to fend for them selves after 2-3 months the eggs hatch they will reach age of matured with in the first few days of being born some will die because they are not fast enough or skilled enough to defend them selves from predators they dont have a name for the baby black mambas they are born at 40-60cm