Red Cobra Snakes

This venom can cause pain and lead to eye.

Red cobra snakes. When threatened this snake will stand tall spread a narrow hood and spit its venom. The snake is patient and only strikes when a predator is within the striking distance. They erect their hood and spit venom aiming at the attacker s or predator s eyes. They may spray jets of venom several times until the attacker retreats.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. This cobra is especially fond of eating frogs and will often venture to human dwellings in search of water and amphibians. The red spitting cobra is active at night hiding during the day. Red spitting cobras are terrestrial fast and alert snakes.

This is an excellent defense mechanism as the venom affects the vision of the attacker which gives it a chance to escape. They are aggressive and when disturbed lift about two thirds of their body vertically above the ground. The red spitting cobras are fast alert and speedy snakes. A small cobra reaching a maximum length of around 1 5 meters.

Like most other snakes the red spitting cobra ambushes its prey. The red spitting cobra has a versatile range of prey that includes other snakes amphibians lizards rodents birds chickens and other small mammals.