Mozambique Spitting Cobra Ejecting Venom
by Tony Camacho/science Photo Library
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Mozambique Spitting Cobra Ejecting Venom
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Tony Camacho/science Photo Library
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Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom. This temperamental snake is a highly venomous species of spitting cobra native to Africa. The venom of this species contains postsynaptic neurotoxin and cytotoxin. The ejected venom can be propelled 2?Ητ3 metres with considerable accuracy but the snake may also choose to bite if threatened at close range. Photographed in controlled conditions at the Hoedspruit reptile centre, Limpopo province, South Africa.
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May 10th, 2022
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