简介：TheBlackMambaiswellknownasAfrica'sdeadliestsnake.InthesmallcountryofSwaziland,it'sfearedandreveredforitspower.BetweenOctoberandFebruary,temperaturesrisehereandit'sknownas'snakeseason'.Atthistimeofyear,blackmambasturnupeverywhere-inpeople'shomes,schoolsandcars.Whenpeoplefindsnakeshere,theykillthembutgettingcloseenoughtokillamambameansitiscloseenoughtokillyou,andpeoplearegettingbittenhereeveryweek.Inacountrywithverylimitedhealthcareandnoanti-venom,itisbecomingacrisis.Twoveryunlikelypeoplehavebecomemotivatedtodosomethingaboutit.TheaLitschka-Koenisamum,andmanagesahotelwithherhusbandClifton.Knownaffectionatelyasthewhitewitchbythelocals,Theaisdeterminedtochangeattitudestowardsvenomoussnakes,basedoncenturiesoffearandsuperstition.Sheandherhusbandareoncall24hoursadaytorescueandreleaseblackmambasandothervenomoussnakeswhentheyget'toocloseforcomfort'.Butwhatthelocalsreallywanttoknowis-willtheycomebackagain?WefollowTheaandherteamastheysetupapioneeringnewscientificprojecttotrackblackmambasinthewild.Ifshecanfindoutmoreabouttheirmovementsanddailylives,shewillbeabletopassonvitalinformationandreassurancetothelocalpeoplewhohavetolivealongsidethem. WrittenbyTigress…