Not all cobras can spit. Those that can have a specially modified fang with a small hole in it. "When the snake contracts its venom gland, it squeezes a small amount out at high pressure.

While previous studies suggest snake venom differences are largely driven by variation in diet, a new analysis in three lineages of "spitting cobra" points to a different mechanism - the need to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. — Animal control caught ...

But have you heard about a snake that spits venom to large distances ? The spitting cobra stands out among the other snakes with the exceptional capability of spitting venom, to not less but upto ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Animal control caught a venom-spitting snake Wednesday night, more than two days after it escaped in a northwest Raleigh neighborhood. The venomous zebra cobra was ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Animal control caught a venom-spitting snake Wednesday night, more than two days after it escaped in a northwest Raleigh neighborhood. The venomous zebra cobra was ...