Don't get the impression that I'm obsessed with Black Mambas... It's rather a matter of fascination!
Almost a year ago when I was less than 2 meters from the Black Mamba in our garden I realize that I was very close to certain death. I have seen the Black Mamba after that, but then in the protection of my car.
The Black Mamba is definitely one of the world most dangerous snakes, but it is not the snake that kills the highest number of people. In Southern Africa the Mozambican Spitting Cobra (which we have had four times in our garden) kills many more humans. And the snake that kills even more people in the whole continent is the Puff Adder (which we have only encountered once in our garden)
The guy featured in this article, Carl Lötter, I have known for almost 8 years. The first time I met him he caught a Twig Snake (which is VERY deadly, but seldom attacking humans) in our garden.
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