Tuesday 11 September 2012

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

It is the second most poisonous snakes which has its nativity of Africa. Its has olive grey or tawny brown color skin and about 2.5 to 3 feet and grows to a maximum length of 4 ft. The Cobra spits its venom for protection which is poisonous to cause death. The venom causes immediate blind on contact of venom in eyes.



Taxonomy 
Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class:         Reptilia
Order:         Squamata
Sub-order:   Serpentes
Family:          Elapidae
Genus:         Naja
Species: mossambica 

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