Deadly venomous spitting cobras, best wild snake action, Red, Mozambique, Black-necked, Ashe's
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2021
- Cobras are deadly venomous elapid snakes. Some cobras evolved a very special way of defense - they spit their venom from their fangs. Spitting cobras live in Africa and Asia. The most skilled spitting cobra species can be found in Africa. This video shows footage of 4 spitting cobra species in the wild. The first one is the Black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis). It is a black cobra, one of the longest spitting cobras. Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) is smaller and has bright red color. It is a powerful spitter. Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica) is famous for its spitting abilities. The biggest spitting cobra in the world is the Ashe's spitting cobra (Naja ashei). Which one of these 4 deadly venomous snakes is your favorite?
The best spitting cobra footage I've ever seen. Fantastic job!!
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the venom in contact with the eyes doesn't cause blindness or death but excruciating pain, until is washed away with water or milk. it can cause some serious inflammation but nothing with long lasting effects, just mucus for the next day coming out of the eyes ... that being said, the video is great. congratulations and keep it up. i love the way are edited and filmed.
@@alexandrubuzatu1021 I could be mistaken, but I always thought that cobra venom could cause significant damage to the eyes, to the point of causing permanent impairment of vision, resulting in functional blindness.
The red spitting cobra happens to be my favourite cobra species
Red spitting cobras are very special snakes! So cool! Thank you for your opinion!
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All cobras are beautiful. Great Video
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OMG, you guys really did it, you really make a documentary about ashe's spitting cobra. I always curious about that particular species of spitting cobra. Thanks a lot Living Zoology, i appreciate it👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it! We are really happy that we managed to get a nice footage of 4 African spitting cobras. Thank you for your support!
The ashe's spitting cobra isn't just one of the biggest pecies of spitting cobras but also highly aggressive whwn provoked, it can spit without running out of venom
@@BlackieFoxxless Do you know the Latin/scientific name of the ashe's" cobra? (I am unfamiliar with that common name - never heard of the "ashe's" cobra). I think that a spitting cobra's venom would become depleted after a lot of spitting, until its venom glands could manufacture more, which I would think would take some hours. Finally, don't you think that it would be more accurate to say that snakes become highly defensive when provoked, as opposed to highly "aggressive"?
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I have become regular viewer of this channels deliveries. Boomslang film , Arizona rattlesnakes and this spitting cobra film was so satisfying. No one can resist to capture footage in middle and somewhere of the photography . Photography is mind blowing. I have captured few amazing clicks out of these videos. Thanks. Keep exploring . Above all, the concept of silent filming just the sound of nature, I loved the most .
Yes, The mozambique spitting cobra is now my favourite ❤
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Amazing documentary. Thanks for sharing!
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These are amazing snakes. The shininess of the snakes surprises me. They look like if one were to shine a light on them at night that they would almost glow. I think the mambas appear that way as well. The species here seems to have a brightness to them that rattlesnakes, pythons, or even the vipers that were shown here on your channel do not. Is it true that "spitting" the venom is really kind of a misnomer? I picture the mechanism that allows the snake to shoot the venom out is similar to a syringe shooting the liquid inside out. Is this a more apt analogy? I was also surprised by how small the fangs appear to be. They look like they could be smaller than the average domesticated cats teeth. Is this true? I do not have a good reference in the video to judge the fang length. You got some great shots of the fangs of the Mozambique Spitting Cobra. You say here that the accuracy of the "spit" is so many meters. Is that the full range of the venom "spit?" Lastly, depsite the description of these snakes as being big, they appear quite small in body mass. I get the feeling from seeing them crawl through the grass, that a rattlesnake of similar length would be "thicker" than these snakes? Is this true? Again, I have no real reference point in your videos to judge largely due to my unfamiliarity with the terrain and other background objects. I think all of these snake species are some of the most beautiful and eye appealing snakes in the world. The first two species featured here could wind beauty pagents. They would be pleasant to have around just for their colouring and aesthetic appeal. It really is hard not to look at them. Thank you again for this video. I know that it could not have been a safe adventure largely because of your proximity to these snakes. They thought you were threats when they were hooded and "spitting." Great video. I loved all of it. I could have easily wathced another hour of these snakes just crawling around and basking in the sun. Thank you for this fascinating video.
Thank you very much for another nice comment and your support! You are right that many elapids have shiny colorful smooth scales, which is not typical for rattlesnakes or pythons (either keeled or not so shiny smooth scales). The analogy with the syringe is correct, the venom is pushed from the venom gland into the fang and from there it flies out. Elapids have quite small fangs and they are not well visible even if the snake opens its mouth. So yes, fangs of cobras are smaller than cat's teeth. Most spitting cobras are precise when they spit to up to 2 meters distance. In this video we showed two big cobras (first and the last) and two small ones (second and third). In general cobras are not so heavily bodied as many vipers of the same size would be. Some spitters spit if there is any movement around them, so you actually don't need to do much to make them show this behavior! As you could see on the third species, often they spit without making the hood. Once again, thank you very much!
Thanks for your reply. I always learn so much from your videos and your replies. More than I have with any other nature channel or book. I do have a few more questions for you. If the fangs are shorter that other snakes, isn't protection from a bite rather a simple clothing choice? Would a leather anything protect from a cobra bite? I know that would be hotter to wear, but it almost seems like a think piece of clothing might do the trick. How strong are snake teeth? Fangs? Are they easily pulled from a snake's mouth if the bitee struggles a bit? If a cobra loses a fang, do they grow back? From you videos, these species of snakes even seem more shiny than the other non-spitting cobras we have seen here. That could be my fascination with these snake, though. I think the amount of money I am paying to be a member of your channel is the best money I have spent in a while. It is worth every penny in entertainment value. The replies to my comments and the education I receive are pure icing on the cake. To people reading this comment, JOIN! The extras you get from paying are well worth the money. I guarantee that. The extras are better than NetFlix. An aside to that, you might want to think about a payment option for schools as a whole to join for the extras. Not sure how that would work exactly, but you might get some valuable exposure that way. I still think you need an Animal Planet Show. Some of these videos are too short for my tastes. The cinematography and information is some of the best I have seen. I am a HUGE fan. Thank you for these videos.
@@jazzbariman We are very happy that you learn new information not only by watching our videos, but also from our answers in the comments! You are right that a thick leather might be strong enough to protect you from a snakebite. The problem is that nobody will wear that every day in the tropical climate :D You never know when a snake comes near you and bites you, you really would need to wear this all the time! Snake have quite fragile teeth which often break off. New fangs are always growing and ready to replace the old one. Maybe you remember our older video about Boomslang, in one shot the snake yawns and two fangs are visible on one side: czcams.com/video/cP5kqH_N0u8/video.html We will be very happy if more members join our channel! It will help us to grow and continue educating as many people as possible about snakes. We just came home from another part of the Czech Republic, where we screened our new film Snakes of the Czech Republic + had a presentation of our alive snakes in primary schools, high schools and ecocenters, in total 300 children educated :) Most people even don't know how many snake species we have in our country. It is difficult to educate thousands of people in person. Video has a great potential, thousands of people can see it and the views directly support us in our work. We will be very grateful if you spread a message about us to anyone who might be interested :) It is awesome to have you as a member!
@@LivingZoology Just for the record, I have talked about this channel to everyone I know. My school's Director of Insruction is interested in your channel and may watch it from time to time. She is rather freakked out by snakes in general, but agreed with me wholeheartedly when I was talking about how incredible the videography is on your videos. She even loved the spitting cobras featured in an earlier video of yours. She thought they were very beautiful. If I had a web page, I would definitely post a link to your channel on it. I have told many of my students and fellow teachers about your channel. Not sure how many are watching. You do great work. Your artistry is seen on your videos. Keep going. Thank you for the replies and the videos. They are the best I have seen here on CZcams, Animal Planet, and even NatGeo. They are extraordinary.
@@jazzbariman We really appreciate that you are telling people around you about us! :) Let's hope some of them will start to be interested in snakes as you did!! Thank you so much for your kind words and amazing support!!!
I really Ike the way these videos are done. Superb.
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It's all amazing snakes from Africa, super amazing video from LZ thank you so much for hard working, because according to the video, it's seems like all the snakes are from different countries, that is really hard work. 🙏🙏🐍🐍
Thank you very much, Alfa! Yes, the footage in this video comes from 3 trips to 2 countries :)
Beautiful snakes. As always, I watch your movies with delight. Thank you!
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I like to watch these from a distance and enjoy them
It is always great to keep some distance from venomous snakes :) We like to get close but always let the snake to have some space.
Your channel is very educational and good especially children and teens.
I suggest you feature some of snakes here in my country Philippines.
Great that you find our channel very educational! Maybe in the future we will have a chance to visit Philippines also!
Really enjoy your videos. Very informative and excellent videography.
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Great footage ! And wonderful snakes … their characteristic is spitting , but I think they can bite like others snakes as well!
Many many thanks!! Yes, spitting cobras can bite!
Wow I didn’t know
I love these snakes ! Superb !
Many thanks!!! We also love spitting cobras!
an other amazing video :)
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4 very beautiful and deadly animals.
We agree that these cobras are very beautiful and potentially deadly 🐍
The Sounds are great 👍
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Fantastic!!
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My favourite spitting cobras are black-necked, Ashe's, Western barred, mozambique, nubian, and Rinkhals
And the woods black spitting cobra (Naja woodi)
What's your favourite and why?
Nice list of cool species!
Our favorite is the Red spitting cobra and Mozambique spitting cobra :)
Naja ashei, happens to be my favourite
It is a very interesting snake, good choice!
Wonderful!
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Another great one, LZ! Here's a question: Which of the 4 has the highest toxicity? It seems obvious that the Mozambique ejects and perhaps injects the largest amount of venom... but which of the 4 has the most toxic?
We agree with @Venom_ous that Mozambique spitting cobra has probably the most toxic venom out of these 4. Thank you for watching!
I have seen SEA coral ..... the same color as that red spitter.... in the scuba areas of Thailand,............. that is a very spectacular pinkish red , I don't even know what to calll it, vermillion ? Safflower Pink ( Rosa catarmo in Italian (?) very special. Thanks so much for showing that snake . What a treat ! ) They all looke very healthy, were any covered in ticks or mites or scars that were not shown in the footage ?
Some sea snakes can get pinkish, but not sure if as much that they would resemble a Red spitting cobra...All of these cobras were in a very good health, it is always great to see wild snakes in perfect condition!
Do spitting Cobras Produce venom faster than non spitting cobras? Great vid!
We are not aware of a study which would prove that. Venomous snakes in general produce more venom than what they need at one moment so there is always some storage left.
First minute of this video is beautiful. The daily sounds of Africa and what I hear daily on the farm in Trelawney. It becomes a part of you
The only time I get worried is when it goes quiet suddenly. Then I become scared😢🥺😭😭
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Brilliant!! Can I get your permission to make a screenshot of Mfezi and share it on a snake group in South Africa? Your excellent work needs to be seen by others.
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Excellent footage!
Many thanks! Which species is your favorite? :)
@@LivingZoology as far as beauty it's hard to decide between the black necked and the red. That narrow hood on th red really sets it apart while the black necked is stunning with that big good and glossy black color! All are amazing and fascinating snakes for sure!
@@fullyenvenomated757 We agree that it is difficult to pick just one species! :)
Afrika.super.amazing.video.afrika.kobras.
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Awesome snakes I must say. Can you upload the copperhead and the cottonmouth at some point
Thank you! Well, if we get a chance to return to the USA, we will definitely want to find Copperheads and Cottonmouths!
@@LivingZoology My pleasure definitely looking forward to it. Snakes are absolutely magnificent creatures
Beauty and creepy at the same time! Do they also bite as defense, or just spitting?
Yes, they can bite and have venom capable of killing an adult human!
@@LivingZoology Thank you so much. So i guess this counts for all spitting cobras?
Just a quick question out of curiosity- why aren't the videos in 60fps?
We film in 50fps, which is used in Europe and then render in 25fps.
I'm new but ya'll are 1 of my favorite snake channels and I'm really picky on snake channels. Thx to everyone! 💙 🙏
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I notice how these snakes look like their surroundings. God is an amazing designer. Your videos are fantastic 🙂
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Lol God.
What scientific proof can you offer that a supernatural being "designed" these snakes, or, for that matter, designed anything?
Nice information. 👍
Monocled Cobra is an Indian spitting Cobra......
Thank you! We hope to come to India again soon! czcams.com/video/qgcU0CluSpY/video.html
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Why did spitting evolved only in elapids or are there any collubrid or vipers that spit too?
One new study suggests that spitting probably evolved when first hominins appeared in Africa and Asia. It seems that our human evolution might have triggered spitting behavior in cobras. Why other snakes did not need to have this defense? Maybe because of their lifestyle. Cobras are often diurnal and move in open areas a lot, thus they meet people. Vipers are secretive, most colubrids extremely fast, etc., so clashes with humans are not so common.
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A cobra is any snake constituting the subfamily Najinae, there are over forty-four extant cobra species under eleven genera and three tribes, the tribes are Aspidelapini (Primitive Cobras), Afronajini (African Cobras), and Najini (Asiatic Cobras), Aspidelapini contains six extant species under three genera: the Goldie's Tree Cobra (Pseudohaje goldii), the Black Tree Cobra (Pseudohaje nigra), the Desert Cobra (Walterinnesia aegyptia), the Morgan's Cobra (Walterinnesia morgani), the Shield-Nosed Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus), and the Coral Cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus), Afronajini contains twenty-three extant species under four genera: the Red Spitting Cobra (Afronaja pallida), the Nubian Cobra (Afronaja nubiae), the Mali Cobra (Afronaja katiensis), the Black-Necked Spitting Cobra (Afronaja nigricollis), the Giant Spitting Cobra (Afronaja ashei), the Mozambique Cobra (Afronaja mossambica), the Black-Banded Spitting Cobra (Afronaja nigricincta), the Burrowing Cobra (Boulengerina multifasciata), the Dwarf Water Cobra (Boulengerina nana), the Christy's Water Cobra (Boulengerina christyi), the Ringed Water Cobra (Boulengerina annulata), the West African Banded Cobra (Boulengerina savannula), the Brown Forest Cobra (Boulengerina subfulva), the Black Forest Cobra (Boulengerina guineensis), the Pero Escobar's Cobra (Boulengerina peroescobari), the Black-and-White-Lipped Cobra (Boulengerina melanoleuca), the Ring-Necked Spitting Cobra (Hemachatus haemachatus), the Yellow Cobra (Uraeus niveus), the Senegal Cobra (Uraeus senegalensis), the Egyptian Cobra (Uraeus haje), the Arabian Cobra (Uraeus arabicus), the Snouted Cobra (Uraeus annuliferus), and the Anchita's Cobra (Uraeus anchietae), and Najini contains fifteen extant species under four genera: the Caspian Cobra (Naja oxiana), the Indian Cobra (Naja naja), the Sri Lanka Cobra (Naja ceylonensis), the Andaman Cobra (Naja sagittifera), the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), the Monocled Cobra (Sinonaja kaouthia), the Chinese Cobra (Sinonaja atra), the Taiwan Cobra (Sinonaja formosana), the Hainan Cobra (Sinonaja hainana), the Burmese Cobra (Sondaicophis mandalayensis), the Indochinese Cobra (Sondaicophis siamensis), the Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Sondaicophis sumatranus), the Javan Spitting Cobra (Sondaicophis sputatrix), the Visayan Cobra (Sondaicophis samarensis), and the Philippine Cobra (Sondaicophis philippinensis).
Genera Afronaja and Uraeus were used without discussion or references in Wallach, Williams and Boundy (2014). Also Boulengerina and Paranaja are not widely accepted. Where did you get Sondaicophis??
I don't believe that these spitting cobras mistake humans for food! Especially when they are asleep & not moving, that doesn't make sense at all... 🐍💕🐍
Well, it is not our assumption, but an opinion of many local experts. Many defensive bites from these snakes are dry bites, while bites of sleeping people are with full load of venom. Sleeping humans possess no threat, so why would the snake defend itself? It is hypothesized that the warm body of a sleeping human confuses these cobras. It is a bit weird and not usual, we agree.
@@LivingZoology it's total nonsense. Kraits bite people in their beds too but no one has ever said it's for food. They find a nice warm bed with someone asleep in it & the person moves during the night & get bitten! Much more likely...
@@LivingZoology Mulga snakes are said to do this too.
@@Spacey7 Yes, with kraits it is different, they are not cobras and behave differently. Saying that's something is nonsense without knowing the specialties of the cases from South Africa is a bit weird. This is the opinion of Johan Marais and other experts on snakes from this region (with some of them we discussed personally), read this article if you don't believe us: www.leisurewheels.co.za/blogs/johan-marais-snakes-in-your-bed/
@@Spacey7 Interesting.
How do you manage to film them exactly when spit, it must be very difficult to find the right moment.
Yes, it is! It needs at least 2 people to film the moment and a good cooperation. 🐍 The snake spits at one person and the other is filming.
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My man I like your videos but where the zebra spitter... 😢
Great that you love our videos. We haven’t searched for snakes in Namibia yet.
Which one is the Ringhals Spitting Cobra?
None of these. Check Rinkhals in this video: czcams.com/video/AQPi85Gvswg/video.html
I have a question how far can black necked spitting cobra spit
Usually they spit accurately up to 3 meters, it depends on the size of the snake of course. Small cobras don’t spit to such a long distance.
The one cobra that living zoology miss is the snouted cobra. The snouted cobra is most underrated cobra’s of Africa. That my opinion
We hope to return to South Africa and find a Snouted cobra. But in this video we were showing only spitting cobras.
Gabriel Kezirian - "underrated" as to what feature or characteristic?
@@Steevee14 snouted cobras prey on Monitor lizards and that is why snouted cobras are underrate cobra species in Africa in my opinion.
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Not to villainize any particular species of snake, but we’ve probably all asked ourselves which deadly species we would least like to stumble upon unexpectedly. There are valid reasons for many, but there’s something uniquely threatening about a 6 foot snake that can spit venom in your eyes from 10 feet away. It’s definitely a top contender.
What unexpected snake encounter would you fear the most?
Probably the worst thing would be to step on a perfectly camouflaged Puff adder or a Russell's viper. Russell's viper is a very unpredictable snake. But so far we have only nice encounters with snakes :)
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Mozambique more like to king cobra ..
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Snakes in the city I saw the Mozambique spitting cobra.
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Beautiful show by you guys , as always. Loved the close ups, the ambient noise of birds and the slow motion views of venom discharging through the air, altogether very peaceful, and pretty and yet also ominous !
Thank you very much! It is great that you love all the aspects of our video. Many people see snakes are deadly dangerous, but we want to show instead how beautiful and peaceful they are. Spitting cobra only says 'Don't come closer'.
Black Necked Spitting Cobra's hole body is Black. Why it called black-necked instead of Black Spitting Cobra?
Some Black-necked spitting cobras lack the red or whitish band on their neck. Black spitting cobra is another species, always black.
Why Rinkhals are not from same genus as Naja.. what is their evolution.. KC is a distinct relative of Mambas.. who are the closest relatives to Rinkhals and are all spitting cobras are Rinkhals???? @livingzoology
We have a full video about Rinkhals, check it out! czcams.com/video/IAZQ9Mj6jzQ/video.html
nice video! , missed the banded spittingcobra here Naja nigricincta
Great footage my friends
Thank you!
Thanks! Not easy to find these snakes in the wild, maybe we will add more species in the future.
how do they mistake a human for a meal ? last time I checked humans are not on their menu
It is weird and it happens specifically with the Mozambique spitting cobras. More research needs to be done on this topic.
Black spitting cobra pulm my hand 🖐️ 2020 im so lucky may Allah save my life...
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What is the meaning of the word/verb "pulm"? Never came across it before!
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I hate snakes.. but i like your video.
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Do those bastards bite too? And hold on ?
Yes, these snakes can bite too.
Do those bastards bite too? And hold on ?
Yes, these snakes can bite too.