Reptile Atlas of Africa

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   [ Record 7 of 2007 ]   
ReptileMAP:   161008
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett Norman
Date of record:   2016-08-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The snake 'hissed'when disturbed. It spat from cover without hooding. Once it was exposed it spat regularly. It was released 1.5km away.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5310
Species name:   Naja nigricollis
Common name:   Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black Necked Spitting Cobra
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-161008
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 161008 - photo: 1
VM-number: 161008 - photo: 2
VM-number: 161008 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2017-03-06 21:42:08
Species name:   Naja nigricollis -- Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Species code:   5310

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