The Black Mamba is the most common and feared snake in Africa, locals here even compare their bite to the ”kiss of death”.

Video posted by Ojatro channel shows an astonishing scene of a black mamba rushing to attack a lion lying on the ground, seemingly dead.

It is unheard of for black mamba snakes to attack dead animals, but in this case, the black mamba snake is very hungry and it is looking for prey.

Attacking a motionless lion is not a bad idea, the black mamba immediately strikes with a venom-filled bite, then it even begins to try and swallow its prey, all However, swallowing a lion whose size is too huge for it is impossible.

Dubbed the longest venomous snake in the world, a black mamba has an average length of 3m, with a record length of up to 4.5m. It is also the fastest snake in the world with a moving speed of 16-20 km/h over short distances.

The black mamba’s food is small mammals, reptiles, birds, and sometimes it also attacks large animals like the lion above.