Mamba

Mambas are fast-moving, terrestrial, venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis (literally "tree asp") in the family Elapidae. There are four extant species. Native to Africa, they are feared throughout their ranges, especially the black mamba. In Africa, there are many legends and stories describing these snakes.

Behavior

Most of the members of this genus (for example green mambas) are arboreal. However, the black mamba is terrestrial. They are diurnal: during the day, they actively hunt their prey of small mammals, birds, and lizards, and return to the same lair nightly.

Mambas are related to the cobras, which are also elapids; their threat display is similar and involves stretching to form a somewhat smaller "hood", while gaping their mouth.

Some people believe that the black mamba will chase and attack humans. However, this is probably a misunderstanding due to the speed with which this species can move. The black mamba usually uses its speed to escape from threats. Humans are actually their main predators, rather than their prey. The snakes generally avoid contact with humans.

İmambağı

Coordinates: 39°21′13″N 47°05′12″E / 39.35361°N 47.08667°E / 39.35361; 47.08667

İmambağı (also, Imambagi) is a village in the Jabrayil Rayon of Azerbaijan.

References

Fair Game (1988 film)

Fair Game (Italian: Mamba) is a 1988 Italian thriller-horror film written and directed by Mario Orfini.

Plot

After being dumped by his girlfriend Eva, who was tired of his constant negative and sexist attitude, Gene decides to take revenge killing her through a mamba, a venomous snake, to which he also injected hormones to increase its aggressiveness.

Cast

Production

The film had a budget of 4.6 million dollars. Set design was made by Ferdinando Scarfiotti, while costumes are by Milena Canonero. It was shot between Los Angeles, Cinecittà and the Mojave Desert. To reproduce the movements of the mamba, Orfini used the technique of steadicam.

Reception

The film bombed at the Italian box office, grossing only 539.521.000 lire. It was distributed in 36 foreign countries.

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Koška

Koška is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 3,980 inhabitants, 89.5% of whom are Croats (2011 census). The rest of population is made up mainly of Slovaks and Serbs.

The settlements in the municipality are: Andrijevac, Branimirovac, Breznica Našička, Koška, Ledenik, Lug Subotički, Niza, Normanci, Ordanja, Topoline.

The town's name literally means big bone.

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