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Caspian cobra, Naja oxiana hooding in a defensive posture | |
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Cobra is the common name of various elapid snakes, most of which belonging to the genus Naja, all of which are venomous and many of which are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened. [Note 1] All members of the genus Naja, the "true" cobras, rear and produce obvious hoods, though not all have equally broad hoods. Other "cobra" genera and species are as follows:
The following species are not in the genus Naja but are hooding, venomous members of the family Elapidae:
The false water cobra, Hydrodynastes gigas, is the only "cobra" which is not a member of the Elapidae. It does not rear, produces only a slight flattening of the neck, and is only mildly venomous.
Cobra | |
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Caspian cobra, Naja oxiana hooding in a defensive posture | |
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Cobra is the common name of various elapid snakes, most of which belonging to the genus Naja, all of which are venomous and many of which are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened. [Note 1] All members of the genus Naja, the "true" cobras, rear and produce obvious hoods, though not all have equally broad hoods. Other "cobra" genera and species are as follows:
The following species are not in the genus Naja but are hooding, venomous members of the family Elapidae:
The false water cobra, Hydrodynastes gigas, is the only "cobra" which is not a member of the Elapidae. It does not rear, produces only a slight flattening of the neck, and is only mildly venomous.