Can a black mamba kill an elephant with one bite?

The Black Mamba has fangs 10–20 mm so it could easily penetrate the. softer and thinner skin of an Elephant. The venom of the Black Mamba is neurotoxic and can stop respiration. So I have no doubt a Black Mamba could kill an Elephant if it got a good bite with a high dose of Venom. Australia's inland taipan looks even more dangerous. read more

Some snake bites can pierce elephant skin. King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are notable [1]. Clocking in at ~4m long and 9kg weight, they are the world's longest venomous snake, and are found in India and Southeast Asia. There is also one documented case of a black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) bite killing an elephant. read more

A full grown african elephant has approximately 50 times more mass than the average human so logically, it should take at least 500mg of venom to kill the elephant. That's more than maximum amount of venom a single mamba can possibly produce and 5 times more venom a single bite typically delivers. read more