Mozambique Spitting Cobra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mozambique Spitting Cobra ( Naja mossambica ) is a type of cobra, native to Africa. In color the snake is slate to olive grey, olive or tawny brown above, with some or all scales black-edging....
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For example, there is the Banded Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis nigricincta) with contrasting bands, the small South African Ringhal Spitting Cobra that is primarily all black, the beautiful Red Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica pallida), and the Black Necked Cobra (Naja nigricollis nigricollis), which is the most famous of...
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The Mozambique Spitting Cobra was together with the Red Spitting Cobra (Naja pallida) and the West African Brown Spitting Cobra (Naja katiensis) seen as a subspecies of the black-necked Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis) for quite some time.
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The Red Spitting Cobra together with the Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) and the West African Brown Spitting Cobra (Naja katiensis) were thought to be a subspecies of the Black Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis) for quite some time.
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The Natural History and Captive Care of the Rinkhals spitting cobra ... The venom of this species is less viscous (i.e. thinner) than that of other African elapids, naturally, as thinner fluid is naturally easier to spit. However, the venom of Hemachatus is produced in copious amounts- yields average 80-120 mg. (LD50 1.1-1...
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One group is the African ringhal cobra (Hemachatus haemachatus) , and the second includes the black-necked cobra (Naja nigricollis), the Mozambique spitting cobra (N . mossambica) , the Mozambique red spitting cobra (N . pallida) , and the wEst African spitting cobra (N . katiensis).
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Black Spitting Cobra ; (Naja naja sputatrix) ... The black spitting cobra grows to a length of about 1.5 meters and feeds on amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and birds. Though commonly found in the jungle, it also occurs in and near human settlements, where it does a good service by preying on rodent pests.
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Cobra species such as the spitting cobra shown in the above graphic, can "spit" their venom over distances of 12-15 feet with deadly accuracy. ... Considered by some to be the least dangerous of the African (Naja) Cobras, the bite of this snake, however, can be rapidly fatal without prompt intervention.
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www.no-pest.com/KingCobra.htm
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Cobras are famous for their hood display, but some African species also because... they spit venom, like the black necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) or ringed necked spitting cobras (Hemachatus hemachatus).
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