Man Films Black Mamba ‘Walking’ in Video, South Africans Mortified

• A man posted a video after making a bizarre sighting of a snake that was on the move in the wild
• The gent shared his thoughts as he filmed one of the most venomous snakes in Africa, which was making its way through a thicket
• Online users were fascinated by the video showing just how agile the long snake was as it rushed off into the wilderness
• Briefly News asked snake rescuer Nick Evans about some of the biggest myths South Africans believe about snakes

A man posted a video of a snake that he spotted on the go. The man was in awe of the dangerous viper, which he recognised as a black mamba.

The clip of the man recording the fast-moving snakes received thousands of likes. People commented on the video, sharing thoughts on the sighting of the dangerous snake.

In a video reshared by @joy_zelda, a man started recording after spotting a black mamba moving in the bushes. He remarked that he cannot believe that there are people who have to walk past the black mamba. The dangerous snake had its head up, nearly standing, and was moving through the grass and shrubs with ease.

Man claims he was bitten by black mamba

Briefly News reported that a man who was praying suffered a bite from a slithering creature. The man claimed he was bitten by a black mamba while he was praying at a river. Emergency workers found the gent and assisted him with swelling and other symptoms at the bite site. Briefly News spoke to a snake expert who said details of the story made him think that it's unlikely a black mamba bit him.

Briefly News asked snake rescuer Nick Evans to share the most common myths South Africans have about snakes. He explained:

"The most common, believed all over the world is that the only good snake is a dead snake. This is false. Snakes play an important role in the environment, controlling rodent, frog, lizard and other animal numbers, plus, they're a food source for other animals. Their job in nature is not to harm people. Bites happen, usually, at least in Durban, due to being provoked. They are terrified of people."

South Africans discuss the video of black mamba

Some people in the comments debated whether the snake moving in the video was actually a black mamba. Other online users had jokes about the snake.

@7thcustodian said:

"An angel of death ☠️"

@AnonymousOneI commented:

"Usually, it hides when seeing a human being. It only attacks humans when feeling threatened."

@reginald_m25388 wrote:

"Snakes usually flee when they see human beings."

@Mzansi_Observe said:

"So long as you don't corner it or threaten it, it won't bother you. It's too small to eat a human so it doesn't attack unless threatened by what it perceives as a threat to it."

@judgeisGd added:

"It can be at your yard for months & you wont see it unless you have Dogs or birds around which will disturb its peace."

@Zecks_DaMenace complained:

"I hate these , very aggressive snakes ..Was driving minding my business in the bushveld, then BOOM—a black mama slammed into my window. Thought it was the end 😳 almost pissed in my pants that day."

Other Briefly News stories about snakes

• South Africans were amazed by a video that went viral of a man who wrestled a large snake in a video.
• A 16-year-old from KZN had an encounter with a puff adder, and he quickly learned his lesson after he tried to get his hands on it and it retaliated.
• One man suffered a snake bite in the most bizarre place possible, and he went wrong on social media because of the snake attack.
• Online users were disturbed after a snakecatcher found a snake that was hiding inside a family's home.

Proofreading by Roxanne Dos Ramos, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News