In South Africa, construction workers repeatedly wounded a black mamba with a steel rod.
Nick Evans, a Greater Durban reptile instructor and snake removal business owner, came when construction workers noticed a "thick black snake"
Sub-Saharan black mambas eat mice, squirrels, rats, and birds.
In Durban, a metropolis of 3.7 million, reptiles clash with humans in locations where they find food.
Workers said the snake had a "black mouth," a sign of a black mamba. However, the extremely poisonous snakes only open their lips when threatened.
"I hear about black mouths regularly. Black mambas are uncommon. Evans: "I didn't give it much thought.