Venomous Rinkhals or Ring-necked spitting cobra, not a true cobra
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The Rinkhals or the Ring-necked spitting cobra (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a very interesting venomous snake living in the southern part of Africa. Did you know that it is not a true cobra? In this video we will explain why. You will also see wild Rinkhals with different coloration showing different behavior, such as hooding, spitting and playing dead.
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This channels footage is absolutely gorgeous everytime! 🐍
@5891jonathan
3 ай бұрын
It’s splendid, isn’t it? It’s always all about the animal, not the humans. The video and audio are both superb.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy watching our content! 🙂
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Our goal was always to primarily show the animals, not us 🙂
Outstanding! Seems to me Rinkhals are an exemplar of convergent evolution. The spitting and hooding of true cobras, the keeled scales of many aquatic frog/fish eaters, the play-dead act broadly distributed among species, and to me the most profound, is the similarity to the Eastern Hognose snake of North America. That species shares, diet, play-dead, hooding, and keeled scales, and an upturned snout, albeit that feature is subtle in Rinkhals. Put all that together with the snakes beauty and the spectacular habitat it thrives in, and that makes it my favorite snake! :)
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Yes, the Rinkhals has some similar traits to other snakes! It is a stunning species 🙂
Thanks again for this nice video. You are the best snake channel.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks a lot! We really appreciate it!
Such a cool snake. And definitely one of the best actors in the animal kingdom.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Deserves an Oscar! Thanks for watching! 🙂
Love the way you guys have captured
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🙏
Easily my favorite cobra species even though they aren’t true cobras. I just love their color and patterns. The best reptile species seem to all come from Africa definitely my top favorite place in the world. Thanks for sharing this video definitely enjoyed watching and learning few new things. Keep up the great work just stay safe and have fun you two 🙋♂️✌️
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Africa has so many cool species and Rinkhals is quite special, we agree :) We try to keep safe, stay safe too! Thank you!
Epic video and superb footage! Nice job guys 👌🏼👌🏼
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Stunning film work as always. I ❤ these snakes. So beautiful and at the same time a bit comical (but dangerous). Funny to watch how they play dead and also when they look like they’re almost falling over when they spit. So many differences in how the individual snakes are coloured. One of my very favorite species.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right that Rinkhals are funny when they play dead and their behavior is so complex! We love how colorful some of them are 🙂 Thanks for watching!
What a striking looking snake!
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! It is!
looks amazing
@LivingZoology
4 ай бұрын
Hopefully you will love the video!
haven't seen your videos in awhile. have you done anymore with the American Cotton Mouth? they are my favorite snake of all.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Cottonmouths were featured in our last episode of On the trail of a snake 🙂
I LOVE WATCHING AND THE EDUCATION THAT YOU BEGIN IS AMAZING, BECOMING A MEMBER SOON. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
You are so welcome and we hope that you will become a member! ❤️
Ty! Did you see the video of the man getting bit by a Twig Snake recently?
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Yes, we saw it! 😮
Another excellent video. Thank you.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Amazing research analysis.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful and charismatic animal.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
It really is! Thanks for watching.
Fascinating video, really enjoyed finding out about a snake I'd not heard of before
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Great that you love our video!
Awesome video. Beautiful snake. The banded variant resembles the “Western Barred Spitting Cobra” (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) from southwest Angola and northern Namibia.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes, banded Rinkhals resemble a bit the Zebra spitting cobra 🙂
The rinkhals are dangerous but hilarious because of the way they play dead. Another great video that explained the many differences between the rinkhals and true cobra.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Great that you like the video! 🙂🙏
Your video footage to show this magnificent creature is absolutely stinning.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Glad you think so! Thank you for watching!
Alwaya love a good Rinkhals ! Perhaps a "proto cobra?"
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Proto cobra is a good way to describe the species actually!
@CarlCoppinger
3 ай бұрын
Rinkhals are super cute
So cool! How do you do it? Incredible pics!
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! We put lot of effort into filming snakes, great that you like the results! 🙂
They also emit a rather nauseous stink when they play dead...it takes weeks to get that smell out of your nostrils...
@LivingZoology
2 ай бұрын
They don’t necessarily musk every time when they play dead, we actually never smelled anything bad while filming them playing dead!
Please turn down the Hadeda sound channel 😂 - it gives me PTSD.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
It is part of the natural soundscape! 😀
@ca9968
2 ай бұрын
Highveld Roosters...
I know about this snake.its a good actor.,Am i right?😊...this snake is my childhood memory...And i love this snake❤🐍
@LivingZoology
4 ай бұрын
Yes, very good actor! 😀
@shawnmccarthy2635
3 ай бұрын
Damn I totally missed the premier. Great job anyways.
Thanks for featuring this most interesting snake - and explaining why it isn't a true cobra...such a unique species
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Very welcome! We are happy that you love our video!
Another amazing Video! thank you again, their antics were hilarious the clowns of the snake world for sure
@LivingZoology
2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!!! 🙂
Very beautiful snake... dazzling warning colouration; especially with the orange red on black. Interesting how it slithers with its hood still out
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
We agree, this species is very beautiful! When it slithers with its hood it tries to warn us from coming too close.
As i have said before i am not a big fan of snakes but i have always found this specie's to be my favorite. They have a mystery behind them and i love how black their heads and eyes are even seen one of you all reflection from its eyes. You dont have to like or love snakes to admire and respect them and if you really think about it most encounters with snakes are our own fault taken their habitat away to the point they have no choice but to live nears us. Remember if you like snakes or not there's no need to mess with or kill them just like us they want to be left alone and go about their day and do the job they were born to do. As always a great documentary would love to see your work on some kind of streaming platform you all deserve for your work to been seen by millions and educate future generations.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Well said! The most important idea is that even if you don’t love snakes you can still respect them 🙂 Thank you for wishing us to reach a much bigger audience! 🙏
@tommyworles5344
3 ай бұрын
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@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
@@tommyworles5344 Thank you for wanting to help us! You can either join our channel as a member to help us monthly or you can send the donation to our PayPal account: dolinaym@gmail.com
Always loved this species. I recently went herping on a trip to Singapore and found Multiple Blue coral snakes. You guys should totally film that species!
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Hey, we are searching for locations in Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore where we would be able to find and film the Blue Malayan coral snake! Could you send us more info and locations (if you are willing of course) to livingzoology@gmail.com please???
@fishincheap1102
3 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology sure!!! I know all the spots in Singapore!
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
@@fishincheap1102So excited! Maybe we found out where to go to film this species! Thank you very much!
@fishincheap1102
3 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology no problem! One day, when I have more experience, I’d love to tag along!
absolutely stunning 🤩
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
Absolutely stunningly beautiful species of snake. I have suddenly become very fascinated with this breed.
@LivingZoology
25 күн бұрын
Very cool that you love this species! Thank you for watching!
Cool😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
Might have less toxic venom! But what a strikingly beautiful specimen from God!
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Just awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you great information on Rinkhals I always thought it was a species of cobra
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Great that you love our video! Thanks for watching!
@rosesippel2932
3 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology always great footage awesome....photography ♥
My computer screen is as close as I want to get!
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Haha, thanks for watching!
Beautiful species !
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
We think so too! The banded individuals are amazing!
You ppl call it "A ring necked spitting Cobra", while at the same time you deny that it belongs to the Cobra family, so how do trust you if I may ask just in good faith?
@LivingZoology
2 ай бұрын
The King cobra is also not a true cobra (genus Naja) and it is called cobra. Read the information in the video carefully and you will understand everything.
Certain specimens are amongst the most colourful elapid like the african Aspidelaps lubircus, the Naja pallida and the gold variation of Naja nivea.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! 🙂 Yes, same Rinkhals are amazingly colorful!
Beautiful snake.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
We agree, thank you for watching!
amazing
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
What an amazing serpent, 🤘
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Yes, indeed! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful cobra ❤
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
is this beautiful Cobra 🐍 ❤
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Yes, it is!
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@LivingZoology
4 ай бұрын
❤️❤️
Quite a striking "death noodle". Just like King Cobras, who are also not true cobras but a species unto themselves. May look funny when they spit venom but I'll pass on a spitting contest with one. Are they as accurate as true spitting cobras? Or do they spit and then say, "missed you by that much!"
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! In our experience, the Rinkhals is a bit less accurate than true spitting cobras.
The bird in background sounds like a peacock but I know we don't have peacocks that are wild in africa 😮 Or is it a jackdaw
@LivingZoology
2 ай бұрын
You probably mean the Hadada ibis 🙂
@GrumpyTinashe
2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology Thanks. I thought it was some kind of jackdaw Keep videos coming👌😎
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@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
Sorry, we don’t understand your comment.
I grew up in South Africa and the part about them not being a true cobra is nonsense. They are a variety of Spitting Cobra. I do not understand how anyone can say that they are not. They have the hood and they spit venom.
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
The morphological differences are explained in the video and there is genetic evidence too.
@rickjason215
3 ай бұрын
The King Cobra is not a Cobra.
@samlott99
2 ай бұрын
The hood is not what defines a cobra. It's a matter of biology. Genetics. A hyena looks like a dog, but is in fact more related to cats. Hippos are related to whales and dolphins. Looks are not what defines.
@samlott99
2 ай бұрын
@rickjason215 really? Says who?
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@LivingZoology
2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
Dead machine
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
No, it is a peaceful animal.
*promosm*
@LivingZoology
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
Rinkhals is not a Cobra. Get your facts right ot go home😢
@LivingZoology
3 ай бұрын
😀😀😀 Watch the video instead of embarrassing yourself.