ringhals

[ ring-hals ]

noun

a highly venomous snake, Hemachatus haemachatus, of southern Africa, related to the cobras, having one to three light-colored bands across its throat and characterized by its ability to accurately spit its venom up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) away.

Origin of ringhals

¹

From Afrikaans, equivalent to ring “band, ring” + hals “neck”; see ring¹

Also rinkhals.

Words Nearby ringhals

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How to use ringhals in a sentence

To it, or rather to her hand, was hanging a great hooded snake of the cobra variety such as the Boers call ringhals.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales | Henry Rider Haggard
They leapt to do his bidding, and presently discovered the ringhals in its hole.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales | Henry Rider Haggard

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