AnimalsSavanna
Black mamba Fun facts for kids
Dendroaspis polylepis
The black mamba lives on grassy plains and rocky hills of Africa and eats rats, mice and birds.
- Where it lives
- on grassy plains and rocky hills of Africa
- What it eats
- rats, mice and birds
- How big it is
- longer than a grown man is tall
Fun facts about the black mamba
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
The black mamba gets its name from the inside of its mouth, which is inky blue-black.
The black mamba is not black at all, its scales are grey, olive or brown.
It is one of the fastest snakes in the world, as quick as a person running fast for a short way.
It is the longest venomous snake in Africa, often longer than a grown man is tall.
It can lift the front of its body high off the ground to look around.
Baby black mambas hatch from their eggs already able to hunt all by themselves.
It often lives in an old termite mound and comes back to the same home for months or years.
It is shy and usually slides away quickly when it notices a person.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live on the grassy plains and rocky hills of Africa, and I love the morning sun.
I often make my home in an old termite mound and keep coming back to it for years.
My babies hatch from eggs already able to hunt all by themselves.
I'm the longest venomous snake in Africa, often longer than a grown man is tall.
My scales are grey or brown, yet I'm named for the inky black inside of my mouth.
Sammy might be thinking of a black mamba.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the black mamba in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
