Good day SA Reptiles,
I took these pictured last week on the 5th of October and thought I would share this impressive specimen with you. This is the largest Naja nigricollis I have personally come across here in Angola. He was a male and weighed 1489g ; SVL: 1520mm ; TL: 1760mm and he could really soak you with venom!
Habitat shot showing palm savanna and baobab trees. These cobras are common in this environment here in Soyo.
I really like this pic in particular for some reason?
I did not manage to capture the venom spray as I had hoped for. I could not find any willing volunteers to act as a target!
How to take spitter pics without getting spat in the face...
Black spitter being held by nyami my alternate during data collection. Check out the size of this snakes venom glads!
This cobra regurgitated it's last meal soon after capture, a Psammophis sp.
Hope you enjoy
Regards
W Klein