cobra

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Indian cobra, Naja naja

a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia

Egyptian cobra, Naja haje, asp

cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

Naja nigricollis, black-necked cobra, spitting cobra

aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness

Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah, hamadryad, king cobra

large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja

Type of:

elapid, elapid snake

any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres