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93: 68: 538: 513: 349:) 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 only mildly venomous. 575: 243: 409: 570: 498: 462: 435: 373:, also rear upwards and produce hoods but are not considered "cobras"; likewise, some venomous elapid snakes, such as the 17: 521: 274:) so-called for its neck band as well as its habit of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened 557:
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This article is about snakes with the common name cobra. For other uses, see
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The two species of black desert cobras or desert black snakes,
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The two species of shield-nosed cobras, the Cape coral snake (
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Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a
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The two species of tree cobras, Goldie's tree cobra (
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Cobra (snake)
Cobra (disambiguation)
Copra
Miocene
Holocene
An Indian cobra (Naja naja) in a defensive posture
Indian cobra
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Ophidia
Serpentes
Naja
Elapidae
Hydrodynastes gigas
Colubridae
common name
venomous snakes
Naja
hood
rinkhals
king cobra
Pseudohaje goldii
Pseudohaje nigra
Aspidelaps lubricus
shield-nosed cobra

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