Snake

[Samie]

Hi guys,

I took this snake sometime ago. It seemed "quite harmless and calm" when I approached it.

 

[viewwing]

ah... why does that look so much like a black cobra? HARMLESS? :bigeyes:

 

[Samie]

ah... why does that look so much like a black cobra? HARMLESS? :bigeyes:

Ha ha ha ... I said "harmless" as it wasn't reacting to my approach.

 

[Xpose]

Ha ha ha ... I said "harmless" as it wasn't reacting to my approach.

IIRC, for a black spitting cobra, it need not bite or strike at you, think they normally spit their vermon out to blind their target then attack them. If in this case, then you are very lucky having your len in front acting as protection for your eyes haha

 

[Samie]

IIRC, for a black spitting cobra, it need not bite or strike at you, think they normally spit their vermon out to blind their target then attack them. If in this case, then you are very lucky having your len in front acting as protection for your eyes haha

Maybe ... Anyway, I kept some "safety" distance from it.

 

[emerald]

Brave man! Nicely took!

 

[hiker]

s'pore?

 

[ahbian]

It looks more like a grass snake than a cobra to me.

 

[Samie]

s'pore?

No.

 

[ahbian]

IIRC, for a black spitting cobra, it need not bite or strike at you, think they normally spit their vermon out to blind their target then attack them. If in this case, then you are very lucky having your len in front acting as protection for your eyes haha

You are right regarding the spitting to blind part, but its more of a defensive action, not before they attack their prey. It's more likely that they spit when trapped.