...The king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (illustration), known as the largest venomous snake in tropical Asia, the Egyptian cobra N. haje and the Cape cobra N. nivea from Africa, and others adopt a threatening posture similar to that of the Indian cobra, but their necks are narrower. The black-necked cobra N. nigricollis and the ringhals ( Hemachatus haemachatus ) from tropical Africa are called spitting cobras because of the special structure of their venom fangs, which allow them to spit venom precisely at the enemy's eyes, and they are effective even from a distance of several meters. Most of the Australian cobras are a beautiful, small group, but they also include the large taipan Oxyuranus scutulatus (taipan), which is 3 to 4 meters long and is considered the most aggressive venomous snake. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Hemachatus haemachatus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…熱帯アジアに分布し,最大の毒ヘビとして知られるキングコブラOphiophagus hannah(イラスト),アフリカ産のエジプトコブラN. hajeやケープコブラN.niveaなどはインドコブラ同様の威嚇姿勢をとるが,頸部の幅は狭い。熱帯アフリカ産のクロクビコブラN.nigricollisとリンガルスHemachatus haemachatus(英名ringhals)は,特別な毒牙(どくが)のしくみにより敵の目に的確に毒を吐きかけることができるドクハキコブラ(英名spitting cobra)と呼ばれ,数mの距離を隔てても威力を発揮する。オーストラリア産コブラ類は多くは美しい小型の一群であるが,全長3~4mの大型で,もっとも攻撃的な毒ヘビとされるタイパンOxyuranus scutulatus(英名taipan)なども含まれる。… ※「Hemachatus haemachatus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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