Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened.[a]
Other snakes known as "cobras"
While the members of the genus Naja constitute the true cobras, the name cobra is also applied to these other genera and species:
The rinkhals, ringhals or ring-necked spitting cobra (Hemachatus haemachatus) so-called for its neck band as well as its habit of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened[2]
The two species of black desert cobras or desert black snakes, Walterinnesia aegyptia and Walterinnesia morgani, neither of which rears upwards and produces a hood when threatened[4]: p.65
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 only mildly venomous.[4]: p.53
Notes
^Two kinds of non-venomous snake, the hognose snakes and the striped keelback, also rear upwards and produce hoods but are not considered "cobras"; likewise, some venomous elapid snakes, such as the black mamba, are also capable of producing hoods but are not called "cobras".
^Wolfgang Bücherl; Eleanor E. Buckley; Venancio Deulofeu (17 September 2013). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Vertebrates. Elsevier. p. 492. ISBN978-1-4832-6363-2.
^United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (2013). Venomous Snakes of the World: A Manual for Use by U. S. Amphibious Forces. Skyhorse. p. 217. ISBN978-1-62087-623-7.
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cobra, this, article, about, snakes, with, common, name, cobra, other, uses, disambiguation, common, name, various, venomous, snakes, most, which, belong, genus, naja, temporal, range, miocene, holoceneindian, cobra, naja, naja, defensive, posturescientific, c. This article is about snakes with the common name cobra For other uses see Cobra disambiguation Cobra is the common name of various venomous snakes most of which belong to the genus Naja 1 CobraTemporal range Miocene HoloceneIndian cobra Naja naja in a defensive postureScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily Elapidae with some exceptions Laurenti 1768Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened a Other snakes known as cobras While the members of the genus Naja constitute the true cobras the name cobra is also applied to these other genera and species The rinkhals ringhals or ring necked spitting cobra Hemachatus haemachatus so called for its neck band as well as its habit of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened 2 The king cobra or hamadryad Ophiophagus hannah 3 The two species of tree cobras Goldie s tree cobra Pseudohaje goldii and the black tree cobra Pseudohaje nigra 4 The two species of shield nosed cobras the Cape coral snake Aspidelaps lubricus and the shield nosed cobra Aspidelaps scutatus 4 p 76 The two species of black desert cobras or desert black snakes Walterinnesia aegyptia and Walterinnesia morgani neither of which rears upwards and produces a hood when threatened 4 p 65 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 only mildly venomous 4 p 53 Notes Two kinds of non venomous snake the hognose snakes and the striped keelback also rear upwards and produce hoods but are not considered cobras likewise some venomous elapid snakes such as the black mamba are also capable of producing hoods but are not called cobras References Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Cobra Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 6 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 613 Wolfgang Bucherl Eleanor E Buckley Venancio Deulofeu 17 September 2013 Venomous Animals and Their Venoms Venomous Vertebrates Elsevier p 492 ISBN 978 1 4832 6363 2 United States Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 2013 Venomous Snakes of the World A Manual for Use by U S Amphibious Forces Skyhorse p 217 ISBN 978 1 62087 623 7 a b c d e Mark O Shea 20 February 2008 Venomous Snakes of the World New Holland p 74 ISBN 978 1 84773 086 2 permanent dead link nbsp Look up cobra in Wiktionary the free dictionary nbsp This article includes a list of related items that share the same name or similar names If an internal link incorrectly led you here you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article nbsp This page is an index of articles on animal species or higher taxonomic groups with the same common name vernacular name If an internal link led you here you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cobra amp oldid 1194997862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
