Edited sentence: Because of agricultural encroachment on the black mamba's habitat, the snake is commonly found in sugarcane fields.In Swaziland alone, 75% of the people are involved in subsistence farming.The black mamba will climb to the top of the sugarcane to bask in the sun and possibly wait for prey.The black mamba's environment is rapidly diminishing.The majority of human attacks occur in the sugarcane fields of east and southern Africa which employ thousands of workers.This encroachment on the snake's territory contributes to potentially dangerous human contact with these venomous snakes