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Mozambican Cobra - Naja mossambicaMozambican cobra also called spitting cobra is among the few snakes which can spit venom. This behaviour is purely defensive and is not used to kill prey. Spitting cobras kill their prey by injecting venom with a bite just as other venomous snakes do. Spitting is a better defence than biting because they can injure the predator without coming too close to it. Botswana's dry lands boast more than 70 species of snakes, including three species of spitting cobra. Snakes are fairly common in the Okavango, but they generally don't bother humans. Spitting Cobras have a wide variety of habitats
where they occur. They can be found in ticket and moist savannah at low
altitude, in coastal forests, bush and thorn fields, sometimes in semi
dessert areas, and rocky areas. It is often found near permanent water
holes. Mozambique Spitting Cobras are often found close to humans in city
parks, and gardens were they look for rats that often can be found at
trash stacks in gardens. Adult Mozambique Spitting Cobras are mostly nocturnal
but can be found by day sun bathing close to there hiding spot, Juveniles
are often diurnal, presumably to avoid food competition with adult or
to avoid being eaten by adults. Mozambique Spitting Cobras search for
shelter in
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