Cobra

Cobra Informal name for various snakes Temporal range: Miocene–Holocene
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Ophidia
Suborder:	Serpentes
Subdivisions
Genus Naja of family Elapidae Several species within other genera of Elapidae Species Hydrodynastes gigas of family Colubridae

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]

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