Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) posing in a tree

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) posing in a tree

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) posing in a tree

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) posing in a tree

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) spreading its hood

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) posing on a dead stump

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) posing in a tree

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) closeup of the head

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). Shorobe, Northern Botswana.