Guess what kind of Reptile

[guppy]

Not recorded, that I can find, in Mozambique (right continent though), not a red hooded spitting cobra.
Another hint, fairly large (more than nine feet long) and heavy bodied for it's length.

 

[guppy]

new clue, think south western africa.

 

[Redliw]

Erm, a Zebra Spitting Cobra, Naja nigricollis nigricinta?

 

[guppy]

Nope,
lets see, think western africa and a wetter habitat

 

[guppy]

Nobody, if not I will post another soon.

 

[Redliw]

I'm stumped.

 

[rottbo]

Elapsoidea sundevallii fitzsimonsi and thats a shot in the dark

 

[guppy]

Oh well, it was the banded water cobra (Boulengerina annulata) It is the Namibian subrace that fas fewer and finer dark bands and more red than brown to it. Pic from here http://terrario.free.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2157&sid=b57e954e92a1821c747dd22854b8d022

Here is a new snake for you to try,

 

[guppy]

This is another toxic African, here is another view of it.

 

[guppy]

look at the nose