COMMON INDIAN COBRA/
SPECTACLED COBRA ନାଗ
Venomous- Neurotoxic
Common Name: Common Indian cobra/ Spectacled cobra
Odia Name: ନାଗ
Zoological Name: Naja naja
Family: Elapidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – I
Scales smooth, glossy. Head broad. Colour, pattern, and hood mark variable; hood mark sometimes absent. The famous “spectacled” marking (or variations) on hood usually makes identification easy. The dark or black pattern-less Spectacled Cobras are frequently mistaken for the Central Asian Cobra.
Look-alikes: Indian Rat Snake
Banded Racer