A black mamba is a snake. It lives in Africa.
It lives on grass and on rocky hills.
A black mamba is not black. Its body is gray or brown.
Its mouth is blue-black. That is where its name comes from.
It eats rats and birds.
It can slither about 12 mph. Only a short way.
A mother black mamba lays eggs.
Black mambas are up in the day, not at night.
They spend much of their time basking in the sun.
Words to know
- mamba: a snake
- basking: resting in sun
- slither: glide along
