What is "rinkhals"

n. A venomous elapid, (taxlink Hemachatus haemachatus species), found in parts of southern Africa.

n. highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet [syn: ringhals, spitting snake, Hemachatus haemachatus]

The rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus), also called the ringhals or ring-necked spitting cobra, is a venomous elapid species found in parts of southern Africa. It is not a true cobra in that it does not belong to the genus Naja, but instead belongs to the monotypic genus Hemachatus. It is closely related to the true cobras.