I live in Mooi River area of Natal,
on 3 occasions we have seen a cobra of under 1000mm - what is for me interesting is that when it raises its head it hood underneath is very orange - not light orange but a rich orange and very noticeable, the body gets to a much richer darker orange as you get towards the tail, there was no black band towards the tip of the snakes head, I have Googled to try find out what it could be but none look as rich an orange on the inside of the hood
any ideas ?
I will try get a photo over the next few days as it/they have been sighted 3 times in under a week - and within 200 meters of each other
thanks
andrew