The black mamba’s bite is incredibly toxic; within its venom are neurotoxins, which destroy nerve tissue, cardiotoxins, which destroy tissue and muscle, fasciculins, which causes severe muscle contractions, and others. read more
The Black Mamba eats all sorts of animals from rats to insects and everything in between. It relies solely on its venom and not its venom. The reason is that it is rather slender and cannot rely on sheer muscle power like the typical constrictor snakes. read more