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Recent Examples of mamba
Without antivenom, a black mamba envenomation carries a near 100% mortality rate.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This agility allows the black mamba — sometimes stretching up to 14 feet — to effectively escape threats and swiftly pursue prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Once triggered, the black mamba unloads a relentless flurry of high-speed bites.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The design started with the black mamba (the snake).
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This agility allows the black mamba — sometimes stretching up to 14 feet — to effectively escape threats and swiftly pursue prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Once triggered, the black mamba unloads a relentless flurry of high-speed bites.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The design started with the black mamba (the snake).
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mamba
Noun
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Over six hours, the cobra bit and retreated in cycles, letting the venom do its work while avoiding the python’s powerful coils.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But as Europe plunged into war in September 1939, the cobra’s fate took a darker turn.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The beautiful undulating canyons have been sculpted by water and time and offer a peacefulness rarely found elsewhere – but watch out for the rattlesnakes and scorpions.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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There are 12 snake species in Idaho, including the Western rattlesnake and prairie rattlesnake, Idaho’s two venomous snakes.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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Scientists are still trying to understand the dynamics between invasive Burmese pythons and native predator species in the Everglades.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Wildlife trapper Mike Kimmel, aka the Python Cowboy, has used dogs trained to track hogs and pythons to also locate the lizards.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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But no known boa alive today actively specializes in hunting fish.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The boa couldn’t have survived on its own in the wild, according to the post.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2025
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During the low-water season from June to October, when aquatic life is more concentrated, spotting manatees, caimans, and anacondas are easier.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This year’s Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, by the way — where Rudd’s presence is guaranteed barring any unfortunate anaconda accidents — is set for May 30-31.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Larger predators—coyotes, bobcats, black bears, and copperhead snakes—would follow.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The snakes come from the elapid family and include cobras, mambas, taipans, coral snakes, and kraits — among other venomous species.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Another version of the story has Jardine Matheson's taipan being greeted by a 21-gun salute, to the horror of the local military who reserve that tradition for high ranking officers.—
CNN,
CNN,
8 June 2021
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Acts of rebellion, fine tailoring, streetwear, tribal prints, traditional tassels and suedes, moccasins, and sustainable fashion approaches like fur and multi-use materials were all present on the runway.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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But the shoe rules have still caused snafus, as when a Native American producer was turned away from the red carpet for wearing moccasins in 2022.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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“Mamba.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mamba. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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