spitting cobra

noun

1. any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spitting cobra¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Presumably the Natal ombozi, or spitting cobra, Naja hæmachites, who is fully equal to the feat described.

From Project Gutenberg