REPTILIAN TUESDAY #86

REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 86

We’re off to Africa today to meet a very intimidating snake. Pack your gear and your passport and let’s load up the E & E safari van. Don’t forget your long lens for your camera and your binoculars, because we are staying in the vehicle to find this animal!

MEET THE RED SPITTING COBRA!

   Range/Habitat: Northeast Africa/ grasslands, desert

   Diet: Carnivore: small mammals

   Length: 28-47”

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

•          Red spitting cobras will shoot venom if they are threatened.
•          They can shoot the venom up to 6 ½ ft away.
•          Red spitting cobras’ venom can cause blindness.
•          Red spitting cobras are nocturnal.
•          They have narrow hoods.
•          Red spitting cobras have a black band of color across their necks.

Red spitting cobras are definitely amazing. They are also a snake that needs respect! We’ll give them that respect from at least 20 ft away!