Spectacled cobra

Scientific Name

Naja naja

IUCN Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

Length

1-2 m

Range

South of the Himalayas — all over peninsular India, southern Assam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Habitat Type

Highly diverse — agriculture fields, gardens, forests, grasslands

Threats

Persecutory killing

Did You Know

It is one of the big four venomous snakes in India

IUCN Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

Length

1-2 m

Range

South of the Himalayas — all over peninsular India, southern Assam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Habitat Type

Highly diverse — agriculture fields, gardens, forests, grasslands

Threats

Persecutory killing

Did You Know

It is one of the big four venomous snakes in India

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