The rocky savanna is home to the "black," or black-mouthed, mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), which is frequently spotted on the ground. It appears to have a fondness for termite mounds.
Some species have mildly hazardous venom, such as the Okinawa habu (T. flavoviridis), an aggressive snake that frequently infiltrates homes in the Ryukyu Islands.
When hunting, the boomslang (Dispholidus typus) imitates a branch by silently extending its forward portion of its body from a tree.
The eastern tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is the most common tiger snake in southern Australia and its islands. Like Asian and African cobras, it flattens its head and neck before striking.
Science suggests that the saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) kills more people than any other snake species combined. Although its venom kills less than 10% of untreated victims.
Relatively speaking, the banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is extremely poisonous to cobras. Its venom is essentially a paralyzing neurotoxic.
The world's longest venomous snake is the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah). Its bite releases massive paralysis-causing neurotoxins. The snake's powerful and abundant venom may kill an elephant in hours.