In this book I am going to tell you about 34 species of cobras, where they live, how long they are, their diet, and fun fact about them.


Anchieta's cobra
Diet: amphibians, toads, frogs, reptiles, lizards, snakes, birds, birds eggs
Length: 2.31 m (7.6 ft)
Fun Fact: Anchieta’s Cobra is very
similar to the Snouted Cobra in both
appearance and behaviour.
You can find
them here:
(Red color)


Banded water cobra
Diet: fish, frogs, toads, and other amphibians.
Length: 2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Fun Fact: This largely aquatic snake spends most of its time
in the water. It is an excellent swimmer and is capable of remaining underwater for up to 10 minutes and diving to depths of 25 m (82 ft).
You can find
them here:
(Green color)


Snouted cobra
Diet: toads, birds (and their eggs), rodents, lizards, other snakes
Length: 2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Fun Fact: The venom of this snake is both neurotoxic
and cytotoxic and may cause some tissue damage.
Polyvalent antivenom neutralises its venom, but bites are rare.
You can find
them here:


Monocled cobra
Diet: small mammals, rodents, other snakes, amphibians
Length: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Fun Fact: These snakes lead a solitary life
and are most active at dusk. They are often
found in tree holes and areas where rodents are plentiful.
You can find
them here:


Arabian cobra
Diet: frogs, toads, small mammals, birds, eggs, lizards, other snakes
Length: 1.5 m (4.92 ft)
Fun Fact: This species is most often found in well
vegetated microhabitats within close proximity to
water in rocky, arid, semi desert regions.
You can find
them here:


Ashe's spitting cobra
Diet: Rodents, lizards, birds, other snakes
Length: 2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Fun Fact: This cobra is
largest kind of spitting
cobra in the world.
You can find
them here:


Chinese cobra
Diet: rodents, frogs, toads, other snakes
Length: 2 m (6.6 ft)
Fun Fact: It is one of the most prevalent
venomous snakes in China and Taiwan,
which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.
You can find
them here:


Congo water cobra
Diet: fish, amphibians, lizards, rodents
Length: 2.3 m(7.5 ft)
Fun Fact: Not much is known about Congo water cobra. However, it is believed to be active by day and night. It is a semi-aquatic snake which spends much of its time in the water. An excellent swimmer.
You can find
them here:


Black forest cobra
Diet: amphibians, fish, other snakes, monitor lizards, other lizards, bird eggs, rodents, other small mammals
Length: 2.64 m (8.32 ft)
Fun Fact: Adults are uniformly brownish
black or black dorsally, or may display faint
variegated lighter markings.
You can find
them here:


Egyptian cobra
Diet: toads, small mammals, birds, eggs, lizards, other snakes
Length: 2.59 m (8.5 ft)
Fun Fact: Egyptian cobra is
one of the most venomous
snakes in the world.
You can find
them here:


Mandalay spitting cobra (Burmese spitting cobra)
Diet: toads, frogs, small snakes, small mammals, fish
Length: 1.4 m (4.6 ft)
Fun Fact: As their name
suggests, this snake commonly
spits as a defensive measure.
You can find them in dry zone of Myanmar.

Forest cobra
Diet: amphibians, fish, other snakes, monitor lizards, lizards, bird eggs, rodents, small mammals
Length: 2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Fun Fact: it is a fast, graceful climber, known to ascend
trees to a height of 10 m (33 ft) or more. It is quick moving
and alert. It swims well and readily takes to the water.
You can find
them here:


Mozambique spitting cobra
Diet: small snakes, birds, eggs, small mammals, insects
Length: 1.54 m (5 ft)
Fun Fact: When it feels scared, this snake is
able to raise itself up, spread its hood and spit
venom at its enemy with a range of up to 3 m.
You can find
them here:


Burrowing cobra (Many banded snake)
Diet: rodents, fish, frog, small mammals
Length: 0.6 m (2 ft)
Fun Fact: The Burrowing cobra
is a species of
venomous elapid snake.
You can find
them here:


Indian cobra (spectacled cobra)
Diet: rodents, frogs, lizards
Length: 2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Fun Fact: The Indian cobra is a moderately sized, heavy
bodied species. This cobra species can easily be identified
by its relatively large and quite impressive hood.
You can find
them here:


False cobra
Diet: rodents, fledgling birds, and lizards
Length: 1.9 m (6.6 ft)
Fun Fact: They derived their name from exhibiting the cobra hood when threatened and also they are not true species of cobra, hence the name false cobra.
You can find
them here:
(Red color)


Zebra spitting cobra
Diet: rodents, small rats, mice, birds, small lizards, eggs.
Length: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Fun Fact: Long been known as a subspecies of the black-necked spitting cobra, the Zebra Spitting Cobra is an independent species of African spitting cobras with 2 other known subspecies.
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them here:


Black-necked spitting cobra
Diet: small rodents, rats, mice, birds, fishes, lizards, eggs, other snakes
Length: 2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Fun Fact: Black-necked spitting cobra is
one of the largest among the other spitting
cobras found around the globe.
You can find
them here:


Cape cobra (yellow cobra)
Diet: rodents, other snakes, lizards, birds, carrion.
Length: 1.86 m (6.1 ft)
Fun Fact: The Cape cobra is also known
as the "geelslang" (yellow snake) and "bruinkapel"
(brown cobra) in South Africa.
You can find
them here:


Nubian spitting cobra
Diet: Small mammals, lizards, carrion, eggs, frogs
Length: 1.48 m (4.2 ft)
Fun Fact: It was previously confused with the red spitting cobra, but was distinguished based on detailed morphological and mitochondrial DNA analysis
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them here:


Caspian cobra
Diet: rodents, toads, frogs, fish, birds and their eggs
Length: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Fun Fact: Caspian cobras are
good climbers, and able swimmers. The
Caspian cobra is often found in water.
You can find
them here:


Red spitting cobra
Diet: toads, frogs, rodents, birds, other snakes
Length: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Fun Fact: Red spitting cobras are terrestrial, fast
and alert snakes. Adult specimens of this species
are nocturnal, while juveniles are more active during the day.
You can find them in East Africa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, southern Egypt, northern Egypt, eastern Ethiopia, northern Tanzania, northern Sudan, northern Kenya
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In this book I am going to tell you about 34 species of cobras, where they live, how long they are, their diet, and fun fact about them.


Anchieta's cobra
Diet: amphibians, toads, frogs, reptiles, lizards, snakes, birds, birds eggs
Length: 2.31 m (7.6 ft)
Fun Fact: Anchieta’s Cobra is very
similar to the Snouted Cobra in both
appearance and behaviour.
You can find
them here:
(Red color)


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