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CAPE COBRA – Kaapse kobra, Geelslang: (Naja nivea)Length: 1.2 - 2.0m - DiurnalThe Cape cobra accounts for most snakebite fatalities in the Cape Province. Stands its ground and spreads an impressive hood when confronted. |
| Varies in colouration from black to brown, orange, yellow or mottled. Does not spit its venom and is an extremely dangerous cobra with a highly neurotoxic venom. If the aggressor remains motionless, the snake will soon drop to the ground and move off, only to snap back into its defensive pose if it detects movement. | |
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SNOUTED COBRA (Egyptian Cobra) - Bosveldkapel - (Naja annulifera)Length: 1.2 - 3m - Nocturnal
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The Snouted Cobra (Egyptian cobra) is found in Savannah grasslands where it is common in lowveld and bushveld areas. One of Africa's largest cobras, this snake does not spit. Like the Rinkhals it may also pretend to be dead if threatened. Usually yellowish to greyish brown in colour, otherwise distinctly barred with 7 to 11 yellow brown crossbars on a blue-black background. |
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