sentence: Black mambas are important to our ecosystems because they keep the rodent populations in check.
sentences_before: Black mambas eat small mammals like rodents and squirrels. Sometimes they eat birds. They bite once or twice and then wait for their prey to become paralyzed and die. Then they eat them. Acids in their stomach digest the prey within 8-10 hours.
concept_name: black mamba
headings: Black mamba Prey
categories: Elapidae