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Black mamba

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: '''scheduled for Today's featured article/June 5, 2019 by Wehwalt (talk) 11:40, 19 May 2019 (UTC)



The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a species of extremely venomous snake native to parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra; mature specimens generally exceed 2 m and commonly grow to 3 m. Specimens of 4.3 to 4.5 m have been reported. Its skin colour varies from grey to dark brown. The species inhabits savannah, woodland, rocky slopes and in some regions, dense forest. It is diurnal and is known to prey on birds and small mammals. Over suitable surfaces, it can move at speeds up to 16 km/h for short distances. Adult black mambas have few natural predators. It is capable of striking at considerable range and may deliver a series of bites in rapid succession. Its venom is primarily composed of neurotoxins that often induce symptoms within ten minutes, and is frequently fatal unless antivenom is administered. Despite its reputation as a formidable and highly aggressive species, the black mamba only attacks humans if it is threatened or cornered.
 * Most recent similar article(s): none (no snake FAs have been mainpaged)
 * Main editors: Casliber,
 * Promoted: March 16, 2019
 * Reasons for nomination: Curious to see how many hits this gets....
 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:01, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Support - just wondering if it needs a a bit of a trim to get the blurb down to around 1,025 characters, which seems to be the standard now. I make it 1,130 or so currently. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:29, 19 May 2019 (UTC)]]'''
 * trimmed a bit. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:01, 21 May 2019 (UTC)