Of the four mamba species, the western green mamba is widely known as the shyest and most skittish of the bunch. Thankfully, this means they prefer to avoid urban areas where humans reside.

Sarel van der Merwe bagging the green mamba he removed under a couch in Munster. Picture: Sarel van der Merwe. He said that the next day, he was called out for a black mamba in a storeroom at 12. ...

The black mamba is a sleek and slender poisonous snake common in sub-Saharan regions in Africa. Its name derives from the Zulu word imbamba. The snake belongs to the same family as cobras and ...

Green mamba left vs black mamba right. green mambas usually have 19 midbody scale rows whereas black mambas have 23-25. Picture: African Snakebite Institute ...

A Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) opens its mouth as it lays on a tree branch during the annual stocktaking at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.

A highly venomous snake is still on the loose after escaping a home in Tilburg, the Netherlands on Monday afternoon, a municipality spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday.

An "extremely venomous" two-meter-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police said Tuesday, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare ...