Mali cobra

The Mali cobra (Naja katiensis), also called the Katian spitting cobra or West African brown spitting cobra, is a species of spitting cobra found in West Africa.

{Venom} "This species has venom that it spits towards its opponents. The venom consists of postsynaptic neurotoxins and cardiotoxins that cause cytotoxic activity." (“Western African Spitting Cobra.” Branson's Wild World, http://bransonswildworld.com/western-african-spitting-cobra/. )

Geographic Distribution
This species ranges from Senegal to Cameroon, with recorded sightings in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, far northern Guinea, Southern Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Northern Ghana, Togo, Southwestern Niger and Nigeria.

Habitat
This species occurs in both tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.