Cobra

Cobra
Informal name for various snakes
Temporal range: MioceneHolocene
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Ophidia
Suborder: Serpentes
Subdivisions

Cobra is the common name of various venomous snakes, most of which belong to the genus Naja.

Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened.