#rinkhal

[herpskeepers]

Herp of the day: Rinkhals

Rinkhals, or the Ring Necked Spitting Cobra (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a venomous snake species from Africa.

Although it looks similar to a cobra, they are not, these spitting snakes can spray its venom up to 2.5 m. Its spitting mechanism is primitive and it has to rear up and fling its body forward to spray its venom. 

It is also known to fake death by rolling onto its back with its mouth agape. The rinkhals has a varied diet, its main prey is toads, but it also eats small mammals, amphibians, and other reptiles.

[pencilpavlova]

AHA! I GOT IT DONE! I really like Rinkhal and co so far, family of stinky snake birds, love that for them Also anseriform avus for the win uvu

Artfight revenge for T0sknir of their hippus Rinkhal! You can see Tosknir's excellent attack on Blackwater Here!

Only the character's owner can use this piece!

[deboracpq-blog-blog]

Rinkhal by San Diego Shooter on Flickr.