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The eastern coral snake or American cobra (Micrurus fulvius), which also does not rear upwards and produce a hood when threatened [4]: p.30 The false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is the only "cobra" species that is not a member of the Elapidae. It does not rear upwards, produces only a slight flattening of the neck when threatened, and is ...
The forest cobra is Africa's largest cobra of the genus Naja [8] and possibly the largest of all the true cobra (Naja) species in the world. [7] [19] The length of an average adult is 1.4 to 2.2 m (4.6 to 7.2 ft), and they regularly attain lengths of 2.7 m (8.9 ft), [8] [20] and lengths up to 3.2 m (10 ft) have been recorded in the wild.
Naja arabica Scortecci, 1932, the Arabian cobra, has long been considered a subspecies of N. haje, but was recently raised to the status of species. [40] Naja ashei Broadley and Wüster, 2007, Ashe's spitting cobra, is a newly described species found in Africa and also a highly aggressive snake; it can spit a large amount of venom. [41] [42]
Naja ashei, commonly known as Ashe's spitting cobra or the giant spitting cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Africa . It is the world's largest species of spitting cobra .
The black forest cobra (Naja guineensis) is a species of cobra in the genus Naja that is found in West Africa. This species was long thought to be identical to the forest cobra ( Naja melanoleuca ), but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species. [ 1 ]
The rinkhals (/ ˈ r ɪ ŋ k (h) æ l s /; Hemachatus haemachatus), also known as the ringhals / ˈ r ɪ ŋ h æ l s / [4] or ring-necked spitting cobra, [5] is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is found in parts of southern Africa.
The dwarf water cobra (Naja nana) is a small, venomous species of aquatic cobra found in the Democratic Republic of Congo . It was first described by Marcel Collet and Jean-Francois Trape in 2020, based on two specimens from Lake Mai-Ndombe .
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.