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Spitting Behaviour of Spitting Cobras   [Title Translation]

Spuckverhalten von Speikobras   [Other Title]
Year of origin: 2005
Genre: Documentary Film
Locations of shooting: n/a

Credits
Distributor: IWF (Göttingen)
Author: Guido Westhoff
  Katja Tzschätzsch
Producer: Frank Luerweg
First released by: IWF (Göttingen)
Production company: Universität Bonn, Pressestelle (Bonn)
Photography: Axel Horst


Keywords: Abwehrverhalten, Kobra, Naja nigricollis, Naja pallida, Rote Speikobra, Schlange, Schlangengift, Schwarznacken-Speikobra, Speikobra, Spuckverhalten, Tiergift, Verteidigungsverhalten, animal poison, Black-Necked Spitting Cobra, cobra, defensive behaviour, Red Spitting Cobra, snake, snake venom, spitting behaviour, spitting cobras
The African spitting cobras, Naja pallida, Naja nigricollis, defend themselves by squirting their venom in the eyes of a potential aggressor. While propelling the poison with high velocity from their teeth, the snakes toss their head in a circular or shaking movement. High-speed shots analyze the motion, which only takes about 50 ms. Experiments with different face-dummies show the strategy of this defence behaviour.

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Duration: 6 1/2 min

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