: any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa
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Recent Examples on the WebThe coral snake is a whole different genus from the other venomous snakes of Alabama, being more closely related to the cobra or black mamba than the copperhead. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022 These range from observing the approach of a mamba in Kenya to being let out of a speeding ticket at 2 a.m. in New York. Bill Heavey, WSJ, 27 May 2022 In April, Gifford said he was bitten by a West African green mamba while cleaning the enclosures in his home.Washington Post, 2 July 2021 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba.NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba.NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 See More