Indian cobra

The Indian cobra is a venomous snake found across the Indian subcontinent. Recognizable by its hood and sometimes spectacle-like markings, it’s one of the region’s most well-known snakes and a key player in local snakebite incidents.

• It can spread its neck into a hood when threatened.
• Belongs to the 'Big Four' snakes causing the most bites in India and Sri Lanka.
• Often called the spectacled cobra due to markings behind its hood.