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Sometimes, he is depicted as a five-headed or seven-headed or a ten-headed serpent; but more commonly as one thousand-headed, or five thousand-headed, or even as many as a one million-headed serpent; sometimes with each head wearing an ornate crown. [4] [5]
The Indian cobra (Naja naja), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent , and is a member of the "big four" species that are responsible for the most snakebite cases in India.
[4] [5] Wide support exists, though, for a 2009 revision [6] that synonymised the genera Boulengerina and Paranaja with Naja. According to that revision, the genus Naja now includes 38 species. [7] Indian cobra (Naja naja) Dissected head of Naja melanoleuca showing (A) the fangs and (B) the venom gland
In Sanskrit, a nāgá is a snake, most often depicted by the Indian cobra (Naja naja).A synonym for nāgá is phaṇin (फणिन्).There are several words for "snake" in general, and one of the very commonly used ones is sarpá (सर्प).
A man in south-east India was shocked to find a 15-foot-cobra slithering in his toilet and immediately called for help. The man, Sushant Patra of Niladrinagar in Balimela of Malkangiri district ...
The four venomous snake species responsible for causing the greatest number of medically significant human snake bite cases on the Indian subcontinent (majorly in India and Sri Lanka) are sometimes collectively referred to as the Big Four. They are as follows: [1] [2] Russell's viper, Daboia russelii; Common krait, Bungarus caeruleus; Indian ...
National Museum of India. [1] 12th century Khmer bronze Naga-enthroned Buddha from Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia. Cleveland Museum of Art. Mucalinda, Muchalinda, or Mucilinda is a nāga, a snake-like being, who protected the Gautama Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment. [2]
Russell (1727–1805) was the author of An Account of Indian Serpents (1796) and A Continuation of an Account of Indian Serpents (1801). McDiarmid et al. (1999) are among those who favor the original misspelling, citing Article 32c (ii) of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Others, such as Zhao and Adler (1993) favor russellii. [5]