spitting cobra
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spitting cobra
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Each year, it is estimated that snakebite causes long term detrimental effects in around 400,000 people across the world, with a substantial proportion of those in Africa the result of spitting cobra bites.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
They had been bitten by a highly venomous species of spitting cobra native to Mozambique.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022
Instead, the escape artist turned out to be a type of spitting cobra native to Africa.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
Forget about the arm for a minute, that implausibly strong, tensile, spitting cobra of an arm.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2021
His head is shaped like a pear standing on its stem and has two eyes spaced about six inches apart and they are as friendly as those of a spitting cobra irked by hives.
From Operation Earthworm by Archibald, Joe
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