The African Snakebite Institute describes the cape cobra as "by far our most dangerous cobra and with the black mamba it accounts for the majority of fatal snake bites in South Africa." ...
A Cape Town teenager made the horrifying discovery of a Cape Cobra in his bed in a video that has gone viral on Facebook. The long brown snake was found under the boy’s pillow! In a video shared ...
The snake was later released back into the wild. The cape cobra along with the black mamba are the two deadliest snakes in South Africa. There are 600 snake bites recorded a year in South Africa ...
The Cape cobra’s venom is one of the most lethal neurotoxins in the snake world, comparable in potency to that of the infamous black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). The venom acts by disrupting ...
Sometimes because of its colour the identification of cape cobras among other snake species like Black Spitting cobra, Mole snake and more creates confusion in identifying. The cape cobras mostly ...
Shaun MacLeod, a snake rescue relocation coordinator confirmed that the image of the species was that of a juvenile Cape ...
However, climate change is causing ice sheets to recede at alarming rates, disrupting the natural habitat of these indigenous ...
The Cape cobra, a venomous snake native to southern Africa, plays a crucial role in its ecosystem. Its diet ranges from rodents to other snakes, and its potent venom poses a significant threat to ...