Taxi passengers flee for their lives from a deadly black mamba

Passengers on a taxi in KwaZulu-Natal fled for their lives when the were confronted by a lethal black mamba.

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The snake had hitched a ride on the taxi and when it was discovered chaos ensued and for good reason. Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman reckons that the black mamba is the deadliest snake on the planet.

“They are big, have super toxic venom, are incredibly fast… and have a personality that brings fear into the heart of every man.”

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Briefly.co.za learned that Dingo has first hand experience, in 2005 he was bitten by the deadly reptile and was lucky to survive according to sapeople.com.

Dingo was not far from the taxi when the incident took place and was called to help remove the reptile. According to him if the passengers had not fled, the snake could have killed everyone on the taxi.

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Source: Briefly News