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king cobra philippines
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by jan2vits on May 20, 2005
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I captured I young king cobra(i think) black with yellow stripes in the philippines island of palawan. But Iam sure this is a corbra. I want know if this particular cobra spits venom? I donated the cobra in the Palawan wildlife rescue center. but the ways, I also incounter plain black cobra Is this cobra the sumatra spitting cobra? I hope some day experts will come to Palawan (the Philippine last frontier) and study our reptiles. thanks
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by spongebobnopants on May 21, 2005
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No, King cobras do not spit venom. They are your typical elapid with fixed fangs and a neurotoxic venom. Strong enough to kill a small elephant. Got to love an elapid that will chase you with an open mouth and fixed fangs. Kind of the way I like my American men.lol, just kidding. I hope this is useful info to you.
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by CAISSACA on May 21, 2005
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King cobras do not spit venom. However, juvenile Naja sumatrana can look fariyl similar and do spit. They become more or less uniformly black (with a lighter head) as adults.
How big was that banded cobra specimen? How many bands did it have around the body?
Cheers,
WW
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by jan2vits on May 22, 2005
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few yelow bands. The back of the hood has almost V shaped band and the body is black. Ill try to transfer the picture to my computer from my celphone. Thank you for the information.
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by CAISSACA on May 25, 2005
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Hi, sounds like juvenile Naja sumatrana - the single V-shaped band on the back of the neck is one of the characteristics of that species. Normally, they have 10-15 light bands around the body and 4-6 around the tail. king cobras would have far more. Like I said, this description applies to juvenile Naja sumatrana, usually under 50-60 cm. If yours was much larger, than we'l go back to "king".
Cheers,
WW
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