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Cobras come venomous snakes of family Elapidae, of several genera. It typically inhabit tropical & godforsaken regions of Asia and Africa. Cobras put to death their prey, ordinarily little rodents and birds, by injecting a neurotoxin through their hollow fangs. A King Cobra notably eats more snakes; it feeds most completely in other snakes, possibly venomous ones (ophiophagy). A spitting cobra can also incapacitate big would-manque predators by redeeming venom to their eyes. Cobras are around varying colors from either black or even dark 'last to yellow white. the (pitchy) nigrify cobra discovered around Northward India is considered a sub-race of cobra. A cobra's virtually all recognizable feature is its hood, a flap of skin & muscle behind a head which it potty flare, possibly for the purpose of making it pop up large & additional threatening to predators. which could as well help to confuse enemies. A cobra's predators include a mongoose and possibly a bit of raptors.

A word "cobra" come from either Spanish or even Italian & is short for "cobra capello" = "snake with a hat" or even similar (on to the hood); it probably come from either Latin coluber = "snake".

A cobra is significant inside Hindu symbolism.

Cobra species
Spitting cobra, (Various sub-species) Cape Cobra, Naja nivea Indian Cobra, Naja Naja Egyptian Cobra, Naja haje Eastern Fluids Cobra, Boulengerina annulata stormsi Gold's Tree Cobra, Psuedohaje goldii Monocled Cobra, Naja naja kaouthia Shield-Nosed Cobra, Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah False Cobra, Malpolon moilensis Despite a list, a previous 2 snakes are non strictly classified when cobras.

Trivia
A archaic term asp was wont to describe numbers of venemous snakes & a asp said to develop been utilized by Cleopatra VII to commit suicide may use at times been an Egyptian cobra.

King Cobra @ nationalgeographic.com
An in-depth look at one of the world's most deadly snakes.

King Cobra Printout
Printable fact sheet and sketch from EnchantedLearning.com.

Cobra
Article from Encarta Encyclopedia that introduces this family of deadly snakes.

Egyptian Cobra
Photograph and collection of facts from the Cleveland Museum of Art.