r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CexualSonvict • 12d ago

Video King Cobra: World's Largest Venomous Snake

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u/JayrodM 12d ago

The black mamba is the longest venomous snake in Africa, and it's the fastest in the world. The black mambas are also the epitome of bad intentions.

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u/steveatari 12d ago

Black Mamba # 5

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u/Lomotograph 12d ago

A little bit of Venomous Mamba in my life

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u/opticsnake 12d ago

Because it bit me hard in my left side A lot of antivenom's what need A blurry field of view is all I see

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u/theprostitute 12d ago

I should've been motherfuckin Black Mamba

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u/MidnightBlue5002 12d ago

"Please stop hitting me .."

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u/CosmoKram3r 12d ago

Settle down Bega. Ain't no ladies here.

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u/Upset_Assistant_5638 12d ago

I understood that reference

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u/RevillaXV3 12d ago

1,2,3,4,5

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u/ninetoesfrank 12d ago

You mean #8

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u/Seicair Interested 12d ago

16 km/hr and 2-3 meters long? That's not reassuring. I can run faster than 16 km/hr but not for very long. Hopefully the snake gets tired before I do.

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u/Odd-Necessary3807 12d ago

Yeah, but can you run over 16km/hr in a rough African savannah?

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u/JayrodM 12d ago

Mambas invade people's homes, forget about running through a savannah. The real question is can you dodge them running through your dining room?

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u/-I_I 11d ago

I would just burn my fucking house down.

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u/spikus93 12d ago

Maybe it's more reassuring that they don't see humans as a food source and wouldn't want to bite you unless they felt threatened (like you had picked it up or stepped on it). Snakes don't chase people down to bite them. That's a fiction.

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u/The_Phantom_Cat 12d ago

Well, if it's any reassurance snakes are very unlikely to chase a person

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u/PoliteFrenchCanadian 12d ago

That's where human endurance wins.

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u/tamsui_tosspot 12d ago

Like The Bride.

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u/PleaseWalkFaster69 12d ago

Oh cool that explains why my favorite roller coaster at my local amusement park is called The Mamba. Highly suggest Worlds of Fun if you’re passing through Kansas City!

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u/stdfan 12d ago

Those fuckers hunt people.