mamba
Swift African serpent
A mamba is a large, fast, highly venomous snake native to Africa.
The black mamba, despite its name, is gray or brown—the "black" refers to the inside of its mouth.
Mambas are among the most dangerous snakes in the world, known for their speed and aggression when threatened.
The word entered English from Zulu.
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
hiss · predator · cold-blooded · shedding · camouflage · coil · strike · den
Poison attacking neural tissue
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
bite · envenomation · dangerous · fangs · cytotoxin · hemotoxin · paralysis · fatality
Thin and graceful
- arborealOf or in trees
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
- tree-dwellingLiving in branches
Team sport with hoops
- LakersLA basketball franchise
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- mentalityCharacteristic way of reasoning
competitive · relentless · championship · tribute · legacy · inspiration
reptile
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
slither · hiss · predator · cold-blooded · shedding · camouflage · coil · strike · den · nocturnal
neurotoxin
Poison attacking neural tissue
antivenom · bite · envenomation · dangerous · fangs · cytotoxin · hemotoxin · paralysis · fatality · potent
swift
Moving with speed
rapid · strike · aggressive · chase · pursuit · flee · escape · lightning · attack · lunge
slender
Thin and graceful
- arborealOf or in trees
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
basketball
Team sport with hoops
mentality · competitive · relentless · championship · tribute · legacy · inspiration
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- carnivoresmeat-eating, apex predator, wolf, tiger, hypercarnivore
- dangerous animalscrocodile, shark, cobra, rattlesnake, scorpion
- Dangerous Creaturessharks, lions, tigers, crocodiles, bears
mambaboa constrictor
Snake that crushes prey
constrictor · python · anaconda · ball python · boa
mambacorn snake
Nonvenomous colubrid, often kept
garter snake · grass snake · ball python · milk snake · king snake
- black mambaSwift African pit viper
- green mambaVenomous African tree snake