They are fast, lethally venomous and highly aggressive. But most important of all, they have been blamed for more human deaths than you could count.

A startling rescue video out of South Africa is drawing attention for showing one of the continent's most feared snakes in an unexpected place. What makes the clip especially striking is that it does ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A bite from a black mamba in the wilds of Africa is almost ...