"Spitting Cobra"

POSTSCRIPT

We collected a lot of data from our spitting cobra experiments with ten Mozambique spitting cobras (Naja mossambica) and two Ringhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) which Bruce combined with data obtained from US captive Black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) and Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida).

Black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis	Red spitting cobra Naja pallida	Mozambique spitting cobra Naja mossambica	Ringhals Hemachatus haemachatus

The results were published in African Zoology and the paper can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking on the link below.

Young, B.A. & M.O'Shea 2005 Analyses of venom spitting in African cobras (Elapidae: Serpentes). African Zoology 40(1):71-76.