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Rinkhals snake: South Africa’s cobra-looking reptile that spits venom, plays dead, and tricks predators
Rinkhals snakes, commonly mistaken for cobras because of their distinctive hood, are among South Africa’s most intriguing reptiles. Despite their cobra-like appearance, they are a separate species ...
From rubber tappers in Liberia to sugar cane farmers in South Africa, bites from venomous snakes are a constant worry. 1 In sub-Saharan Africa—which is home to green and black mambas, spitting cobras, ...
Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite ...
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