The black mambas environment is rapidly diminishing. In Swaziland alone, 75% of the population is employed by subsistence farming.Because of agricultural encroachment on the black mambas habitat, the snake is commonly found in sugarcane fields. The black mamba will climb to the top of the sugarcane to bask in the sun and possibly wait for prey. The majority of human attacks occur in the sugarcane fields of east and southern Africa in which are employed thousands of workers for manual labour, as cane growing is not a highly mechanised industry. This encroachment on the snakes territory contributes to potentially dangerous human contact with these venomous snakes.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:00:42 +0000
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