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The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and islands. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is one of the most prevalent venomous snakes in China , which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.
This species should not be confused with the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), which has similar habitat, size and appearance. Another distinguishing feature is that this species is a "true spitter"; it readily spits venom, but rather than a stream of venom as seen with many other "spitting cobras", this species ejects a "mist" rather than a ...
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Forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), Kakamega Forest, Kenya. The forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) is the largest true cobra of the genus Naja and is a bad-tempered and irritable snake when cornered or molested as handled in captivity. [60] According to Brown (1973) this species has a murine IP LD 50 value of 0.324 mg/kg, while the IV LD 50 value is ...
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia. With an average of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [ 2 ] it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest.
Chinese short-limbed skink (Ateuchosaurus chinensis) Longtail mabuya (Eutropis longicaudata) East Indian brown mabuya (Eutropis multifasciata) Short-limbed supple skink (Lygosoma quadrupes) Gail's eyelid skink (Plestiodon capito) Chinese skink (Plestiodon chinensis) Shanghai skink (Plestiodon elegans) Ladakh ground skink (Scincella ladacensis ...
The brown banded cobra is a medium-sized species, with an adult body length of 69–137 cm (27–54 in). It resembles the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia, due to the predominantly monocellate marking on its hood. The dominant colouration is brown, with varying shades across the length of the body.
Snakes of Indonesia (15 P) J. Snakes of Japan (25 P) Snakes of Jordan (29 P) M. ... Chinese cobra; Chinese green snake; Chinese kukri snake; Chinese water snake ...