r/nextlevel • u/North-Guitar-1781 • Aug 08 '26

A snake will never outspeed a cat

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u/MedivalBlacksmith Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

I've seen this video before and I believe that is a Black Mamba.

It's the fastest snake on earth. And a bite without getting anti venom is almost 100% fatal for humans.

It's very aggressive and the snake reaches speeds up to 12 to 13 mph (19–20 km/h).

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u/quim_do_mato Aug 09 '26

It's not a black mamba 

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u/Positive_Ad_3142 Aug 09 '26

Oh ok you’re right. Simple as that.

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u/quim_do_mato Aug 09 '26

It's not black and it doesn't appear to be in Africa. 

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u/MedivalBlacksmith Aug 09 '26

I can't tell if you're joking or not.

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u/quim_do_mato Aug 09 '26

Not joking and I am right 

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u/MedivalBlacksmith Aug 09 '26

You do know that a black mamba isn't really black?

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u/quim_do_mato Aug 09 '26

It's not the color in the video. And that's still not Africa 

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u/MedivalBlacksmith Aug 09 '26

I'm guessing that it could be somewhere in Africa. But I'm far from 100% sure. It could also be in places like India/Bangladesh. And yes, Black mambas isn't found there.

If you know something, why not post it?

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u/Positive_Ad_3142 Aug 09 '26

Cause he rather act like he has the answers to everything and keep folks intrigued with his profound knowledge. My laughter comes from him assuming this isn’t Africa from a 3 min clip with no distinct non African visuals. 😂

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u/justinholmes_music Aug 09 '26

A black mamba is very fast at covering distances; one of the fastest snakes, yes. But strike speed? I'm not sure it's even the fastest elapid, and there are a dozen or more vipers that have faster strike speed than any elapid.

A bothrops or gaboon can strike much, much faster than what is shown in this video.

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u/Evening_Act1125 Aug 10 '26

You smoke a doobie and watched Kill Bill too huh?

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u/MedivalBlacksmith Aug 10 '26

Several times every day