Cobra

Cobra
Informal name for various snakes
Temporal range: MioceneHolocene
An Indian cobra (Naja naja) in a defensive posture
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Ophidia
Suborder: Serpentes
Subdivisions

Cobra is the common name of various venomous snakes, most of which belong to the genus Naja.[1]

Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened.[a]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cobra" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 613.


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