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12.5 mph
The black mamba can reach about 12.5 mph — among the fastest snakes on land — though its body is olive-gray, not black.
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Next evidence →100 mm longThe Barbados threadsnake is only about 100 mm long (~4 inches) — among the smallest snakes known.

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