A new species of spitting cobra- now the largest in the world- has been discovered and named by researchers in Kenya and the UK. The newly anointed Ashes cobra can grow up to nine feet and beleived to deliver more venom in one bite than any other cobra. Acording to the Thaindian News, the species was previously identified as a brown colored variety of the Black Necked Spitting Cobra, but new research proves that is indeed its own species.
The new finding might prove to be significant for residents along Kenya's Indean Ocean coast who are at risk of being bitten by the new snake. Even though the new snakes venom is very similair to the BLack Necked cobra's, it can deliver twice the amount of venom so anyone who is bitten will need twice as much anti-venom.
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