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Carsten Frömberg
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PostSubject: Spitting behaviour   Spitting behaviour Icon_minitimeThu 30 Oct - 21:05

A bad Day has had one of my Naja nigricollis.
Normally they are calm and relaxed but yesterday one of them react very aggressive and spit 5-6 times to the front. I think I´ve alarmed her when I go past her Terrarium.

The quantity is big as I think. And if I would have had anger her...she would have spit several times more.

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PostSubject: Re: Spitting behaviour   Spitting behaviour Icon_minitimeThu 30 Oct - 22:02

Very interesting, indeed.
I've never watched spitting behaviour in such an intensity in Naja nigricollis or pallida, but in Naja n. nigricincta so far.
WESTHOFF et al. (2005) did some research on spitting behaviour in nigricollis and pallida, using a high speed camera.
They found these snakes moving their heads in circles or alternate motions while spitting, in order to cover a larger area on their enemy's heads.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050212194818.htm
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