Is black mamba found in India?

Black Mamba snakes are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, including Savannah and woodlands.
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In which country black mamba is found?

The black mamba is found in the northern regions of southern Africa. In South Africa, they live along the coastal regions from Kwa-Zulu Natal to Port St Johns and elsewhere, but are absent from the desert (Håkansson & Madsen 1983). Black mambas reside in South and East African savannas, rocky hills and open woodlands.
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Which poisonous snakes are found in India?

Of the terrestrial venomous snakes, four species are widespread on the Indian mainland – also known as the “big four.” They include spectacled cobra (Naja naja), common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), Russell's viper (Daboia russelii), and saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus).
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Which snake is only found in India?

Russell's viper, Daboia russelii. Common krait, Bungarus caeruleus. Indian cobra, Naja naja. Indian saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus.
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Is Anaconda found in India?

However, anacondas are not native to India and they can be only found in zoos.
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Who is the biggest snake of India?

The longest Snakes of India are Rat snake and the giant but most beautiful King cobra.
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Which snake is most poisonous in India?

Common Indian krait

Number 10 on the list of most venomous snakes, the common Indian krait is commonly known as India's most venomous snake.
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Which country has most snakes?

“Mexico has more species of snake than any other country, with 394, followed by Brazil (384), India (350), Indonesia (339), China (241), and Australia (216). Australia has more venomous snakes than any other country.”
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Which state in India has most snakes?

Maharashtra alone is home to a large population of both venomous and non-venomous snake species, with multiple biodiversity parks for wildlife enthusiasts to spot them.
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Is King Cobra found in India?

In northeast India, the king cobra has been recorded in northern West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. In the Eastern Ghats, it occurs from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to coastal Odisha, and also in Bihar and southern West Bengal, especially the Sundarbans.
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Which snake bite kills fastest?

The black mamba, for example, injects up to 12 times the lethal dose for humans in each bite and may bite as many as 12 times in a single attack. This mamba has the fastest-acting venom of any snake, but humans are much larger than its usual prey so it still takes 20 minutes for you to die.
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Which snake bite kills fastest in world?

The saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) may be the deadliest of all snakes, since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined. Its venom, however, is lethal in less than 10 percent of untreated victims, but the snake's aggressiveness means it bites early and often.
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Can I buy a black mamba?

“Reporters, maybe it was the police, researched this, and it turned out that it was true. You can legally buy them [black mambas] in snake shops.” However, when Police checked with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, they revealed that it is nearly impossible to obtain a recreational exotic license of a black mamba.
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Are pythons found in India?

Indian pythons are native to the dense forests of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal.
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What animal in India kills cobras?

A mongoose (Herpestes) attacking an Asian cobra (Naja naja). Mongooses live in burrows and feed on small mammals, birds, reptiles, eggs, and occasionally fruit. A number of mongooses, especially those of the genus Herpestes, will attack and kill venomous snakes.
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Which country has no snake?

An unlikely tale, perhaps—yet Ireland is unusual for its absence of native snakes. It's one of only a handful of places worldwide—including New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, and Antarctica—where Indiana Jones and other snake-averse humans can visit without fear.
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Which countries have no snakes?

Countries with no snakes: Ireland. Iceland. New Zealand.
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States/areas with no snakes:
  • Siberia (Northern Russia)
  • Alaska.
  • Greenland.
  • Antarctica.
  • Central and Northern Canada.
  • The southern tip of Argentina and Chile.
  • The northern part of Finland, and anywhere north of the Arctic Circle.
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What states have no snakes?

That makes Alaska one of two states to be snake-free, the other being Hawaii. As an island, Hawaii is more representative of why most countries without snakes have gotten so lucky: They're geographically isolated.
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What is the fastest snake?

The fastest land snake is the aggressive black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) of southeastern, tropical Africa. The snake can reach speeds of 16-19 km/h (10-12 mph) in short bursts over level ground.
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What are the big 4 snakes?

For many decades, the concept of the “Big 4” Snakes of Medical Importance has reflected the view that 4 species are responsible for Indian snakebite mortality—the Indian cobra (Naja naja), the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), the Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and the saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus).
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Are rattlesnake found in India?

The Bungarus,commonly referred as Kraits is most dangerous venomous snake of India and one of the deadliest snakes of the world.
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What snakes are in Goa?

The nonpoisonous variety of snakes include the common blind snake, the Russell sand boa, the Indian python, the Indian wart snake, trinket snake, Indian rat snake, golden tree snake, common wolf snake, chequered keelback, striped keelback, Indian gamma and common green whip snake.
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Is there a blue mamba snake?

The Northern Blue Mamba (Dendroaspis Pholetis) is an extremely venomous snake of the mamba family. The snake historically occupied most of Africa, but is now concentrated along the Western coast from Angolia to Morroco in North Africa where warm equatorial waters persist year round.
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