ring·hals 
(rĭnghăls′) also rink·hals (rĭngk-)
(rĭnghăls′) also rink·hals (rĭngk-)n. pl. ring·hals·es also rink·hals·es
An African snake (Hemachatus haemachatus) that has one or two whitish bands across the neck and sprays venom at the eyes of an attacker, occasionally causing blindness.
[Obsolete Afrikaans : ring, ring (from Middle Dutch rinc; see sker-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + hals, neck (from Middle Dutch; see kwel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]