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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 Cape cobra is a medium-sized species of cobra. Mature specimens are typically about 1.2 to 1.4 m (3.9 to 4.6 ft) long, but may grow up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length. Males are slightly larger than females. The longest specimen on record is a male from Aus, Namibia, measured 1.88 m (6.2 ft) long. [6]
[19] [20] [21] The Samar cobra (Naja samarensis), another cobra species endemic to the southern islands of the Philippines, is reported to have a LD 50 of 0.2 mg/kg, [22] similar in potency to the monocled cobras (Naja kaouthia) found only in Thailand and eastern Cambodia, which also have a LD 50 of 0.2 mg/kg.
Naja ashei, commonly known as Ashe's spitting cobra or the giant spitting cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Africa . It is the world's largest species of spitting cobra .
The shield-nosed cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus), or eastern shield-nose snake, is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae. [2] The shield-nosed cobra is mainly found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They can survive between 20 and 28 years in captivity, though this age is normally not ...
The brown forest cobra (Naja subfulva) is a species of cobra in the genus Naja that is found in Central and East Africa. This species was long thought to be either identical to the forest cobra ( Naja melanoleuca ), or a subspecies thereof, but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species. [ 3 ]
The many-banded snake (Naja multifasciata), also known commonly as the burrowing cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central Africa . There are three recognized subspecies .
[2] February 8 – The government conservation department and conservation groups announce the successful reintroduction into the wild of two male and two female spotted hyenas in Zinave National Park for the first time in forty years.