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Humewood Snake Park. Spitting cobra or ring-necked snake. Mole snake round neck. P.E.

A cool Port Elizabeth image: Humewood Snake Park. Spitting cobra or ring-necked snake. Mole snake round neck. P.E. Image by Mary Gillham Archive Project Karoo crops. South Africa. 1960 Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn more about WP Robot for WordPress. Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?

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Spitting cobras may have evolved unique venom to defend from ancient humans

Spitting cobras may have evolved unique venom to defend from ancient humans: Spitting cobras use their venom for defence. Stu Porter/shutterstock.com Cobras are fascinating and frightening creatures. These snakes are most well known for their characteristic defence mechanism called hooding, when the sides of their neck flare out in a dramatic display. However, hooding isn’t …

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