cobra bite

 Update: This snake was actually discovered by Roygan Taylor working for Bio-Ken in Kenya. He has his own fantastic blog, which in addition to providing a lot of fascinating information about the enormous snake in question, covers all sorts of other interesting snake related issues in Africa. Check it out here http://www.wildlifedirect.org/blogAdmin/savingsnakes

Researchers have identified a new species of spitting cobra in Kenya, one that is over nine feet long and has enough venom to “kill twenty people” according to an “expert” on the subject in this article on nationalgeographic.com.