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The Indian cobra varies tremendously in colour and pattern throughout its range. The ventral scales or the underside colouration of this species can be grey, yellow, tan, brown, reddish or black. Dorsal scales of the Indian cobra may have a hood mark or colour patterns. The most common visible pattern is a posteriorly convex light band at the ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. ... False water cobra; Forest cobra; Gold tree cobra; Indian cobra; Indochinese spitting cobra;
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]
In Sanskrit, a nāgá is a snake, most often depicted by the Indian cobra (Naja naja). A synonym for nāgá is phaṇin (फणिन्). There are several words for "snake" in general, and one of the very commonly used ones is sarpá (सर्प). Sometimes the word nāgá is also used generically to mean "snake". [4]
A man in south-east India was shocked to find a 15-foot-cobra slithering in his toilet and immediately called for help. The man, Sushant Patra of Niladrinagar in Balimela of Malkangiri district ...
Russell's boa Buff striped keelback Checkered keelback Indian cobra Yellow-bellied sea snake Russell's viper Saw-scaled viper Asian sand viper. There are 71 species and 15 subspecies of Serpentes (snakes) found in Pakistan. Family Boidae (boas) - 3 species Eryx johnii (Indian sand boa or red sand boa) Eryx tataricus speciosus (Tartar sand boa)
The Cobra worship rituals practised in Tulu Nadu are quite unique and different from the other rituals. Cobras have their own snake shrines in a sacred grove known as Nagabana. The shrines have images of cobras carved on stones. Accordingly, nobody is allowed to chop the tree near the Nagabana.
The Indian cobra has a crown-like symbol on its head. Several species of spitting cobras can incapacitate from a distance by spitting venom, and may well have been confused with other cobra species by their similar appearance. The Egyptian cobra lives in the desert and was employed as a symbol of royalty. [17]