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.jpg "It averages 120cm but may grow to 180cm long. The color varies yellow to brown to black and those from the Kalahari are normally yellow with brown specks uniformly all over the body.")
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| Speckled brown specimen from Aroab, Namibia |
| It produces a powerful neurotoxin that affects the respiratory system. Without proper antivenom treatment the mortality rate in humans is 60% and death normally occurs 2-5 hours after being bitten and is usually as a result of respiratory failure due to the onset of paralysis. |
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