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This species of cobra has no hood marks and colouration varies based upon geographical location. There are two colour phases: a yellow form commonly found in Thailand and Northern Peninsular Malaysia, and a black form found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and the islands where it occurs in Indonesia and the Philippines. [8]
The black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) is a species of spitting cobra found mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. They are moderately sized snakes that can grow to a length of 1.2 to 2.2 m (3.9 to 7.2 ft) in length. Their coloration and markings can vary considerably. They prey primarily on small rodents.
Equatorial spitting cobras can still be found in desolated urban areas of Singapore. The larger king cobra is much rarer. The banded krait sometimes show up as road kill. There are also 2 species of oral snake and 9 species of sea snake.
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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 ...
Stellenbosch Snake Removals of South Africa sent an expert to remove the cape cobra from the home
Southwestern black spitting cobra; Snouted cobra; Spectacled cobra; Spitting cobra; Storm water cobra; Thai cobra; Taiwan cobra; West African brown spitting cobra ...
The subspecies N. n. woodi, commonly known as the black spitting cobra, woods black spitting cobra, is solid black and is found only in the desert areas of southern Africa. Both subspecies are smaller than N. nigricollis ; with average adult lengths of less than 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).