elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Indian cobra, Naja naja - of tropical Africa and Asia

Egyptian cobra, Naja haje, asp - cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

black-necked cobra, Naja nigricollis, spitting cobra - aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness

king cobra, Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannan, hamadryad - large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja