Spitting cobras have the ability to spray venom into the eyes of potential attackers. They don’t actually spit the venom, but muscle contractions squeeze the cobra’s venom gland, forcing venom to stream out of the snake’s fangs. The muscles can produce enough pressure to spray venom up to six feet. In order for the venom to be effective, venom must make contact with the attacker’s eyes. The venom causes severe pain and possibly blindness. Studies have shown that cobras hit their target nearly 100% from 60 centimeters. Also, the venom doesn’t hit a victim in one spot. The cobra produces a geometric that lands on the victim. Cobras engage their head and neck muscles for a split second before spitting. The muscle activity rotates the head and jerks it from side to side which produces the venom patterns.
I think its kind of cool how different creatures can do different things. Spitting venom is pretty cool. I wish i could do that. =]
This is quite an interesting blog post. I never knew that cobras could do that. It is an amazing how God created such awesome animals.