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The cobra's diet mainly consists of amphibians, other snakes, birds, eggs, small mammals, and occasionally even insects. [4] This cobra has been reported to scavenge and eat carcasses in an advanced stage of decomposition. [7] It has been documented feeding on venomous snakes such as black mamba and has developed immunity to its venom. [8]
The rinkhals (/ ˈ r ɪ ŋ k (h) æ l s /; Hemachatus haemachatus), also known as the ringhals / ˈ r ɪ ŋ h æ l s / [4] or ring-necked spitting cobra, [5] is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is found in parts of southern Africa.
Mozambique spitting cobra; North Philippine cobra; Nubian spitting cobra; Philippine cobra; Red spitting cobra; Rinkhals cobra; Shield-nosed cobra; Sinai desert cobra; Southern Indonesian spitting cobra; Southern Philippine cobra; Southwestern black spitting cobra; Snouted cobra; Spectacled cobra; Spitting cobra; Storm water cobra; Thai cobra ...
A "spitting" cobra is any of several species of cobra that can intentionally, defensively shoot their venom directly from their fangs. This substance has two functions, with the first being as venom that can be absorbed via the victim’s eyes, mouth, or nose (or any mucous membrane or existing wound), and secondly as a toxungen , which can be ...
Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica) Another medically important African spitting cobra is the Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica). This species is considered irritable and highly aggressive. The Mozambique spitting cobra is responsible for a significant number of bites [clarification needed] throughout its range, but most are ...
Image Common Name(s) Scientific name Distribution Notes African spurred tortoise or Sulcata tortoise: Centrochelys sulcata: southern edge of the Sahara Desert: Third largest species of tortoise in the world; the largest non-island species.
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Naja nigricincta woodi Pringle, 1955, black spitting cobra, endemic to southern Africa Naja nivea (Linnaeus, 1758), Cape cobra, syn. Coluber niveus Linnaeus, 1758, Vipera (Echidna) flava Merrem, 1820, Naja gutturalis Smith, 1838, Naja intermixta Duméril & Duméril, 1854, Naja haje capensis Jan, 1863, Naja flava Boulenger, 1887, Naja (Uraeus ...