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Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

The Cape Cobra is a beautiful snake with a yellow or brown body. It can be found in Africa and is known for its impressive hood when it feels threatened. This snake is very fast and can be dangerous, so it's best to admire it from a distance!

Lebensraum: Desert, Grasslands

Aussehen

The Cape Cobra is a sleek, medium to large snake with highly variable coloring, ranging from bright yellow to golden-brown, reddish, or dark brown. It has a broad head and can spread a narrow hood when threatened, making its neck appear wider than its head.

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Cape Cobra

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

5/5 · Extrem

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby cobras are born venomous and ready to hunt!

Cape Cobras often climb trees to hunt birds!

Its venom is so strong, it can affect breathing!

They sometimes pretend to be dead to trick predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Potent Paralysis

Cape Cobra can deliver a highly potent neurotoxic venom because it helps them quickly paralyze and subdue their prey.

Fähigkeit

Intimidation Display

Cape Cobra can raise a wide hood and hiss loudly because it helps them look much bigger and scarier to predators.

Fähigkeit

Natural Camouflage

Cape Cobra has highly variable skin colors because it helps them blend perfectly into diverse habitats like sand or rocks.

Maße und Details

Länge
120-180 cm
Gewicht
3-5 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
12 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-20
Brutzeit
60-70 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Cape Cobras are expert hunters, eating rodents, lizards, birds, and even other snakes!

Altersunterschiede: Younger cobras focus on small lizards and frogs; adults hunt larger prey.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mastomys coucha
  • Agama atra
  • Passer domesticus
  • Sclerophrys capensis
  • Psammophis subtaeniatus

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Multimammate mouse

Mastomys coucha

A main food source for the cobra.

hunts

Southern Rock Agama

Agama atra

Preys on these common lizards.

eaten by

Black-chested Snake-eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Frequently preyed upon by this eagle.

eaten by

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

A formidable predator of adult cobras.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

5/5 · Extrem

If you see a snake, stay calm and walk away slowly. It's best to admire them from a safe distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Cape Cobra?

120-180 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Cape Cobra?

3-5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cape Cobra?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Cape Cobra?

12 km/h

Was frisst Cape Cobra?

Cape Cobras are expert hunters, eating rodents, lizards, birds, and even other snakes!

Wo findet man Cape Cobra normalerweise?

Desert, Grasslands

Wie jagt Cape Cobra?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Cape Cobra?

8-20

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