Black Mamba

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Black Mamba Snakes are cold blooded reptiles with the unusual ability of regulating their body temperature to suit the climate or location they inhabit. Around the world, snakes may be defined in two categories:  venomous or non-venomous.

Black Mamba snakes, native to Africa, fall into the latter category.  They are most feared because of their aggression, speed and deadly venom. Known to attack without warning, the Black Mamba may be found in hot, tropical climates. They can grow up to 14 feet long, making them the second largest snake in the world after the King Cobra.

The Black Mamba takes its name from its jet black mouth, not its gray to greenish-yellow scales.  This black mouth is easily identified and differentiates the species from any other member of the snake family.

The odds do not favour those who have suffered a bite from the Black Mamba.  Its victims experience loss of muscle control, double vision, nausea, severe stomach pains, paralysis, and death.  The venom from its bite travels rapidly through its victims, and without immediate medical attention and administration of anti-venom, the mortality rate in humans is 100%.

With its well-earned reputation for aggression, the Black Mamba is considered to be one of the most venomous reptiles in the world.

Black Color

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Black Color

What is the color black?  Objects that do not reflect any light are considered to be black.  A color with no hue, black absorbs light frequencies, and there is some debate around whether or not it is truly a color at all.

Yet black seems the most commanding of anything on the color wheel. It’s simple boldness is striking.  It emits a sense of power. Perhaps for this reason, the belt awarded for the highest level of martial arts is black.

Throughout the history of superstition, black has represented all things bad. One had to be careful not to let a black cat cross their path, or years of bad luck would follow. Black cats were the companions of witches; and in film, evil cats have never been any other shade – a white cat does not seem capable of invoking the same fear.

The color black has significance in many different belief systems. For the Aztecs, it represented war. They formed their blades from black obsidian and carried them bravely into battle. And with war, death and religion inextricably mixed in that culture, their priests were robed in nothing but black.

Black clothing is a popular choice for both sexes. Often considered slimming and elegant, many women prefer to dress in black. The ultimate go-anywhere fashion item is the Little Black Dress.  Yet while black clothing may be slimming to wear, a black object looks heavier than a similar object of differing color to the observer. It is an odd fact that when looking at two balloons side by side, one black and the other not, the eyes will tell the brain that the black one weighs more, even though they weigh just the same.

Black can symbolise so many things:  the void, emptiness, melancholy, mourning.  As a color, it has more dramatic connotations than any other.  Black is profound;  it is the color of mystery.

 

BLACK by ezard

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Chef Teage Ezard has launched another success in The Star located in Sydney “BLACK by ezard”. Teage is renowned for his two Melbourne restaurants “ezard” (Two Hats) and “Gingerboy”. BLACK by ezard is focused on contemporary Australian grill. Teage’s new signature dishes include seafood and grass, grain, wet and dry aged beef specifically sourced for the wood fired grills.

http://www.star.com.au/dine/signature-dining/black.html