Mistaken for Twisted Cable, Turns Out Two Black Mambas Are Dueling Behind Resident's House

Dream - Most people rarely, or even never, witness snake fights in the wild.

But residents of Queensburgh, South Africa, instead watched a snake fight in their backyard.

Lelo Chili recorded a video of two black mambas fighting from behind the window of his room.

The video of the two black mambas fighting was later shared by Nick Evans' Facebook account, a snake rescuer, and went viral.

In the video, it can be seen that the two large black mambas are entwined with each other.

If not observed carefully, people might mistake the two black mambas for twisted cables.

While crawling on the ground, the two black mambas attack each other but do not bite.

According to Evans, the two black mambas are 'wrestling' each other over a female snake.

Fighting over a female snake by attacking each other is a typical behavior of snakes during mating season.

The two black mambas do not bite each other but only entwine. The duel only ends if one of them surrenders.

"Male mambas do not bite each other. They wrestle until one of them surrenders," wrote Evans.

Although they are only fighting over a female snake, the duel between the two black mambas lasted quite long, nearly 40 minutes.

The smaller black mamba appears to surrender and immediately leaves. However, feeling threatened, Chili asks Duncan Slabbert to capture both black mambas.

After being captured, Slabbert and Evans measure the length of the black mambas. The larger snake measures 2.6 meters, while the smaller black mamba is only 2.4 meters long.

Black mambas are only found in the eastern and southern regions of Africa. They are one of the most venomous snake species on Earth.

The venom of black mambas is highly potent and attacks the nerves and muscles of its prey, resulting in rapid killing.

If a human is bitten, the venom of black mambas can paralyze and kill within 20 minutes.

Source: Facebook