Vital Statistics
- Name
- Egyptian Cobra [Naja haje]
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Subspecies
- The Snouted Cobra [Naja annulifera] and the Anchieta's Cobra [Naja anchietae] were once sub-species but are now both separate species
- Length_F
- 1, 52 - 1, 82 m
- Length_M
- 1, 52 - 1, 82 m
Description
Egyptian Cobras may be a uniform light brown, black, or a light yellowish brown colour.
Distribution
The Egyptian Cobra is found throughout North Africa and south of the Sahara through West Africa, the Congo Basin and Kenya and Tanzania
Venom
The Egyptian Cobra venom is a potent neurotoxic type
Diet
The Egyptian Cobra feeds on a variety of vertebrates including frogs and smaller snakes.
Field Notes
The Egyptian cobra does not spit venom, instead its first defense is to move away from danger but when threatened it will turn and strike. |
