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minato12:
, who is the ignorant one?? I or you??, For you to think they don't import snakes

Where's the facepalm emoji when you need one

minato12:
someone on nairaland has once said he saw a black mamba and I corrected that they are only mostly found in south Africa, I didn't call that person ignorant because he just gained another information about snakes, learn not to call someone out vulgarly, you are matured.

If you know this much about snakes why would you make your initial statement

Cobbra

lordchiz:
Wetin Mozambique snake dey find for naija?

E wan come shout ebinpawa!!!

minato12:
Just head to church for Thanksgiving, because the Lord just saved you from one the most venomous snake in west Africa, that's the Mozambique spitting cobra, very lethal

That is not a Mozambique spitting cobra
That’s a forest cobra

Emman08:
It's just a name. It doesn't mean it exists only in Mozambique. Ask if you no sabi

Yea but it doesn’t exist in this part of Africa

U sef no sabi, no dey arrogant o top wetin u no know

Non edible snake

This African forest cobra.

minato12:
Just head to church for Thanksgiving, because the Lord just saved you from one the most venomous snake in west Africa, that's the Mozambique spitting cobra, very lethal

the underbelly stripes looks more like that of a forest cobra than the Mozambique spitting cobra. the color too, Mozambique spitting cobra is more of brownish while forest cobra is glistering dark

minato12:
, agreed, after taking a closer look, but I know it's a spitter, and are closely related, but someone here feels like calling someone ignorant is the right word to use

bros you are very correct, its a cobra...either forest or Mozambique spitting cobra they re both lethal, your comment only shows you are vast with the topic, I bet a more closer look you would have still spotted the difference, just ignore those who can't make a point without being overtly insultive about it, don't let them bruise your ego. At least one or two people would have learn from the debate your comment generated, that should be a plus #cheers

unclejb2:
Mozambique spitting cobra in Nigeria..... Too much television is a problem.

Coz it is called Mozambique cobra does not mean it is only found in that country. That's just the name given to that particular specie. Their is also forest cobra and king cobra.

Black mamba

Burna440:
Yea but it doesn’t exist in this part of Africa

U sef no sabi, no dey arrogant o top wetin u no know

1st degree in zoology says you can't chat to me about animals. There are invasive species all over the world in places where they are not native. No dey display your stark ignorance here.

Semaj77:
How can you be justifying ingnorance , it's range isn't even within West Africa , if you don't know something Google is free to check

Have you heard of invasive species? Oya Google am for free and learn, Mr Google

African breed

Otuocha! The snake is the extremely venomous Echummili (Igbo for Forest cobra).
There are several different subspecies of forest cobra with some having white or yellow bands on their bodies.
Cobras as whole are among the world's most venomous snakes, with extremely potent neurotoxic venom which attacks and paralyses the nervous system, especially the areas controlling breathing and heart function.
The most venomous snakes on earth all possess neurotoxic venom and include also tiger snakes,brown snakes, bushmaster vipers, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake,Sea snakes,Death adders.
To be bitten by any of these snakes is an automatically generated death sentence with death occuring in minutes without immediate response.

Ameboperoo:
There are two types, one is darker even the belly is black and it's very
ferocious (forest cobra). It will spits and can attack you unprovoked.
But I think this one is the lighter one. It will only raise its head and flatten it's hood but doesn't spit like the darker one. Both are venomous.
Even the spit can blind you if not treated.
I have encountered them severally

The Forest Cobra (the largest true Cobra in the world) does not spit.

It is the Spitting Cobra that spits. If this was a Spitting Cobra, it would have spat at you almost immediately (in order to deter what it would have assumed was a large predator).

There is a 3rd candidate, the Tree Cobra, which like the Rinkhal and King Cobra, is not a true Cobra. It however looks like a Forest Cobra and grows really large too.

This snake here is either a Forest Cobra or a Tree Cobra (an elapid that can flatten its hood like a Cobra).

You are a lucky man. A bite from either of them is an emergency.

Onyiiobi7735:
Otuocha! The snake is the extremely venomous Echummili (Igbo for Forest cobra).
There are several different subspecies of forest cobra with some having white or yellow bands on their bodies.
Cobras as whole are among the world's most venomous snakes, with extremely potent neurotoxic venom which attacks and paralyses the nervous system, especially the areas controlling breathing and heart function.
The most venomous snakes on earth all possess neurotoxic venom and include also tiger snakes,brown snakes, bushmaster vipers, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake,Sea snakes,Death adders.
To be bitten by any of these snakes is an automatically generated death sentence with death occuring in minutes without immediate response.

It is scary how some of the snakes you mentioned though highly venomous, are not even in the top 8; apart from the Sea Snakes (which rarely bite humans), Death Adder and possibly, the Tiger Snake.

The Inland Taipan, Coastal Taipan, Eastern Brown, Red Bellied Black Snake, King Brown Snake (its venom is not particularly potent but it repeatedly pumps its victims full of venom leading to hypertoxicity) Russel's Viper, Saw Scaled Viper, Boomslang and the Mambas (especially the Eastern Green Mamba and the Black Mamba) are the deadliest snakes to humans. The King Cobra (not a true Cobra) does not possess venom that is as toxic as that produced by the deadliest snakes, but like the King Brown Snake, it compensates for this shortcoming by overloading its victim with enough venom to kill an elephant.

Taipans, Mambas, Brown snakes and some cobras (especially the Phillipine Cobra and the Caspian Cobra) might be able to 'flatline' a human being in less than 1 hour.

Even the Monitor lizards that we love to eat are mildly venomous and can cause low blood pressure and uncontrolled bleeding.

Without guns or weapons, reptiles would have chased us off this planet.

And for those living in Australia, venomous creatures are never far away...

oneda:
Carry the venomous wahala go do pepper soup? Chineke mu eh!
Let me come and be going mbok!

Not all Venomous snakes are poisonous, and not all poisonous snakes are Venomous.

Emman08:
1st degree in zoology says you can't chat to me about animals. There are invasive species all over the world in places where they are not native. No dey display your stark ignorance here.

I initially did not believe we could have invasive species in Nigeria (I read somewhere that somone saw an Inland Taipan in Lagos and I just laughed) but after seeing the damage caused by Burmese Pythons in Florida within a couple of decades, I will not rule out invasive species here in Nigeria.

Nigeria's climate is perfect for nearly all kinds of dangerous foreign animals.

Their might be fish pond around the area

minato12:
, so you don't know that snakes can be imported?

Iv never heard of Nigeria importing snake before.
I know about petrol and clothing wears.

Abeg wer lala sef??

unity004:
The only reason someone will prefer meeting dangerous animals like snakes in the bush by avoiding people is went he/she is a debtor or suspect

Sometimes u just want to avoid bad belle people

oneda:
I saw this snake today as I decided to follow a bush track in my estate instead of the normal road. Somehow I just want to avoid people as much as possible.
Please who knows the type? Is it venomous?

Why are you avoiding people and romancing with wildlife.

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Sabadon:
bros you are very correct, its a cobra...either forest or Mozambique spitting cobra they re both lethal, your comment only shows you are vast with the topic, I bet a more closer look you would have still spotted the difference, just ignore those who can't make a point without being overtly insultive about it, don't let them bruise your ego. At least one or two people would have learn from the debate your comment generated, that should be a plus #cheers

So right you are

chccho:
I only know of one snake that isnt venomous and thats a python 98% - 99% of snakes are venomous so dont play!!!

Fake news...

About 600 species of snakes are venomous, out of a total of around 3,606 identified species of snakes. This means that approximately 16.6% of all snake species are venomous. In fact, only about 250 species of snakes are considered medically significant, meaning their venom is harmful to humans.

minato12:
, agreed, after taking a closer look, but I know it's a spitter, and are closely related, but someone here feels like calling someone ignorant is the right word to use

Different folks have their way of communication, sadly. But I wasn't raised to be vulgar, so I pass my point(s) across without using words that would belittle or insult the other party. As for the Black/Forrest Cobras, they're spitters and lightning fast.

Emman08:
Have you heard of invasive species? Oya Google am for free and learn, Mr Google

You really think everyone is as dumb as you

So you don't know there are methods to determine if an animal is invasive or not , you guys just pull stuff out your anuses to try to just ignorance. The Mozambican cobra is not an invasive species in Nigeria , and before you go trying to justify your already evident ignorance and arrogance know that I studied Animal science and I'd have more knowledge about animals than you unless you studied something similar as well

Semaj77:
You really think everyone is as dumb as you

So you don't know there are methods to determine if an animal is invasive or not , you guys just pull stuff out your anuses to try to just ignorance. The Mozambican cobra is not an invasive species in Nigeria , and before you go trying to justify your already evident ignorance and arrogance know that I studied Animal science and I'd have more knowledge about animals than you unless you studied something similar as well

More knowledge than what? I studied Zoology. ABU Zaria. Best graduating student 2009. Go and verify. So go Bleep yourself cuntface. You and who?

Emman08:
More knowledge than what? I studied Zoology. ABU Zaria. Best graduating student 2009. Go and verify. So go Bleep yourself cuntface. You and who?

Best graduating student my hairy black ass , if you graduated with anything better than a third class I'll donate my left ball to science , see you defending rubbish and saying you came out as best graduating student from Zoology department of ABU , kiddo go take a seat where men are talking