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Zebra Spitting Cobra

Long been known as a subspecies of the black-necked spitting cobra, the Zebra Spitting Cobra is an independent species of African spitting cobras with 2 other known subspecies. It belongs to the genus Naja and venomous family of the Elapidae that can raise its hood.

Scientific Classification
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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Squamata
Suborder	Serpentes
Family	Elapidae
Genus	Naja
Scientific Name	Naja nigricincta

Length	Little less than 1.5 meters
Color	Brown to grey with white horizontal lines
Distribution	Parts of southern Africa (Namibia, southern Angola and South Africa)
Habitat	Open woodlands, savannah grasslands and rocky hillsides
Diet	Amphibians, reptiles and small mammals
Venom Fact	Highly venomous