Indian Cobra
Indian Cobra (Naja naja) or Spectacled Cobra is a species of the genus Naja found in the Indian subcontinent and a member of the "big four", the four species which inflict the most snakebites in India. This snake is revered in Indian mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers.
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| Naja naja with hood spread open | |
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| Species: | N. naja
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| Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Coluber naja Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Indian Cobra Media
Resting, at the Bronx Zoo.
Spectacled cobra showing their hood
A 6.5 ft cobra captured in a village in Odisha
Closeup when resting. Bronx Zoo.
Indian spectacled cobra
Note the patterning on the body of this oriental rat snake. Indian cobras don't have this patterning.
Silent film showing an African chameleon and an Indian cobra by Raymond L. Ditmars (?) Collection EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
Eating an Asian common toad
Spectacled cobra with hood lowered in a bamboo shrub
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