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Postby MrG » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:24 am

A friend of mine took these mating pics of a pair of Black mambas a month ago in Hoedspruit. He was sitting on the deck of his tenthouse when this unfolded in front of him. Just amazing pics that i have to share.
To see this happening 4 meters away from you in the wild should have been a Awsome experience.
He will also send it in to 50/50.

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Postby Bushbaby » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:36 am

Nice pics. I would however not be surprised if it was in fact male combat.
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Postby froot » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:46 am

Jeepers, thats one of those once in a lifetime experiences, must've been incredible to watch. It does look like male 'combat' though, I reckon there would've been an ovulating female closeby.

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Postby Pythonodipsas » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:09 am

Whooooaaaa!!! Amazing Pics. What an opportunity to see! I think its male combat too. When mine mated it looked a little less rough.

There would also certainly be a female in the vicinity.

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Postby Kristo » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:21 am

Cant believe the luck some people get! All I ever see of these guys in the wild is there tail as they disappear into a thicket :cry:
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Postby steve » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:23 am

hec that’s cool, what a lucky chap to have seen this.
I also agree males sparing off.
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Postby swazi » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:45 pm

Fantastic! They seem in excellent condition too.
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Postby s'mee » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:04 pm

I also agree that this appears to be male combat rather than a pair mating.
Really amazing photos though!
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Postby rubida » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:51 pm

What a find :o …lucky bugger!
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Postby Hellemar » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:22 pm

Hi...


What a "Kodac Moment"... Lucky bast... ba... Ah, lucky him... ;)

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Postby armata » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:26 pm

Definitely male combat, seen it a few times in KZN, including in the sugar nr Stanger.
The best photos I have seen of this were taken by my mate Adrian Warren in Rwanda; one of the photos is in Harry Green's book.

Actual mating is not so graceful more of a 'jerky' affair - but yes you can bet there was a female nearby; something worth knowing when your watching such a spectacle from a close distance.

I'm so glad he enjoyed and recorded the moment; can you imagine if as a tourist he panicked and called for help 2 very dead mambas probably.
Lovely observation; bang on the right time of year as well.
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Postby Deon » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:49 pm

Armata, on the subject of Black Mamba, it may be nice if you have the time to share your experience with the "training" of mambas at feeding time.
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Postby snake-5 » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:01 pm

Awesome pics, once in a lifetime is lucky if you get to see that.
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Postby armata » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:45 pm

Spend enough time, at the right time and place and you will see it - finding the right place is the trick
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Postby phobos » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:14 pm

Fantastic images! I agree it looks more like male combat.
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