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Black mamba, a Rare card
The black mamba is a species of highly venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 420,000
Ranked #1,105 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Black mamba quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Black mamba card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is ______ to parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Answer
native. It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. From the Black mamba article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
First formally described by Albert Günther in ____, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra, mature specimens generally exceed 2 m and commonly grow to 3 m.
Answer
1860s. First formally described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra, mature specimens generally exceed 2 m and commonly grow to 3 m. From the Black mamba article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
- First formally described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra, mature specimens generally exceed 2 m and commonly grow to 3 m.
- Specimens of 4.3 to 4.5 m have been reported.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Black mamba article was read about 420,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Black mamba (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : TimVickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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