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Curious Black Mamba 04, Time Lapse Speed x2
Curious Black Mamba 04, Time Lapse Speed x2
Black mambas, when not hungry or agitated, are very curious animals, always keeping a keen eye on their surroundings. It is not uncommon for a non hungry mamba to move into close proximity of a potential prey animal, like the young rat in this video and investigates with extrema curiosity. The young rat is quit unaware of the danger it is in, hence, it acts calm and even playfully bouncing between the tree and the deadly snake. The mamba seems to pick up and follows the rat higher into the tree without attacking the small rodent. The Black Mamba simply turns around and moves on after its curiosity has been satisfied. Regardless, such behavior is rare and I was extremely lucky to have captured the incident on camera