Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes | Phylum Chordata | |
Family Elapidae (with some exceptions)Laurenti, 1768 |
Cobra is the common name of various elapid snakes, most of which belonging to the genus Naja.
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Biology
All of the known cobras are venomous and many are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened.
Known cobras
All members of the genus Naja, the "true" cobras, rear and produce hoods.
Other "cobra" genera and species are as follows:
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.
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