For the study, Young and colleagues Melissa Boetig and Guido Westhoff analyzed adult, captive specimens of the red spitting cobra, the black-neck spitting cobra and the black-and-white spitting cobra.

A black spitting cobra Ecology Asia describes that snake as a “highly venomous species” that spits poison into its victims’ eyes known to cause permanent damage.

Evans said its meal had become stuck in the cobra's throat where the snake was folded. A picture posted to Facebook shows the spitting cobra's body swelling up as it attempts to swallow the snake.

The term "black snake" encompasses diverse snake species worldwide, varying significantly in size, habitat, and behavior. From harmless constrictors to venomous cobras, these snakes exhibit ...

Durban snake rescuer Nick Evans rescued one black mamba and two Mozambique spitting cobras, while reaction officer Nkosinath Cyril Ndaba rescued two black mambas.

Although rarely fatal, contact with the zebra cobra’s venom can cause swelling, blistering and tissue damage, according to the African Snakebite Institute.

Nick Evans, a local snake catcher, has been waiting impatiently for his first Black Mamba rescue of 2022 and the call finally came this week.

A cobra spat venom into a woman's eyes after she accidentally disturbed it while it was hiding in a cupboard. The woman in Durban, South Africa, opened the cupboard at an office to find the ...

Scientists have discovered a new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom. Spitting cobra venom is incredibly potent and causes ...

During a three-day sojourn on the streets of northwest Raleigh, N.C., a dangerous, venom-spitting cobra sunned itself on porches and frightened the people who crossed its path as officials ...