Either venomous or nonvemous snakes
2006-12-06 07:36:58 · 11 answers · asked by asian_american85 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
There are several subspecies of cobras that appear to spit. That action is caused by the opening in the snake's fangs being on the front of the fang instead of being at the tip.
When the snake is threatened it opens its mouth wide and contracts muscles around the venom glands to force venom forward through the openings in the fangs. The snake is capable of aiming this venom stream quite accurately and often aims for the eyes of whatever it feels to be threatening it.
This behavior is strictly defensive. The snake uses its fangs as other cobras do to bite and envenomate its prey.
Hope this answers your questions.
2006-12-06 09:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by south_texas_herper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The spitting cobra can project his venom to injure his enemoes.
2006-12-06 07:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jess is all. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only species that i know of is the Spitting Cobra.
2006-12-06 08:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Nfsracer300 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know the only spitting snake is the spiting cobra because there fangs are design to do so. so they can protect themselves against larger predators
2006-12-06 10:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few cobra species spit in defense, but that's all.
2006-12-06 07:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only spitting cobras do.
2006-12-06 09:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by arvindr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can but not every venomous snake can
2006-12-06 07:49:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know cobras do, and they are venomous!
2006-12-06 07:40:58 · answer #8 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and no some cobras can spit
2006-12-06 07:56:25 · answer #9 · answered by pamela_jake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not many venamous snakes spit there poisonous vemon at predators, but some do. so don't aggrivate them.
2006-12-06 07:53:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋