cobras
Mongoose prey, plural
Cobras are venomous snakes known for their distinctive hood—a flattened neck region they spread when threatened.
Native to Africa and Asia, they're iconic in snake charmer performances and appear widely in mythology and popular culture.
The plural covers various species in the family Elapidae: king cobras, spitting cobras.
The cobra raised its hood and hissed.
Poison attacking neural tissue
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- bitePierce with teeth
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
deadly · lethal · cytotoxin · spitting · injection · paralysis · respiratory · toxicity
Performer who entrances serpents
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- fluteTube blown sideways
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
street performance · India · spectacle · enchantment · ritual · performance · folklore · tradition
Visually striking event
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- flaringExpanding outward suddenly
- displayPresentation for viewing
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
threat · posture · ribs · spread · warning · defensive · iconic · markings
neurotoxin
Poison attacking neural tissue
envenomation · deadly · lethal · cytotoxin · spitting · injection · paralysis · respiratory · toxicity · venom glands
snake charmer
Performer who entrances serpents
swaying · street performance · India · spectacle · enchantment · ritual · performance · folklore · tradition · tourist attraction
spectacle
Visually striking event
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- flaringExpanding outward suddenly
- displayPresentation for viewing
intimidation · threat · posture · ribs · spread · warning · defensive · iconic · markings · eyespots
naga
Divine snake being
- ouroborosSelf-consuming serpent emblem
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
Buddhist · Egyptian · divine · sacred · protection · immortality · kundalini · pharaoh · crown · Shiva
rearing
Nurturing to maturity
defensive · territorial · nocturnal · burrowing · egg-laying · hunting · ambush · prey · rodents · slithering
- legless creaturessnakes, serpents, worms, slugs, pythons
- vertebratesmammals, mammal, birds, bird, reptiles
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- Dangerous Creaturessharks, lions, tigers, crocodiles, bears
- egg-layerschickens, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys
- reptile housesnakes, snake, turtles, turtle, lizards
cobrasconstrictors
Snakes killing by compression
pythons · boas · anacondas · boa constrictors · ball pythons
cobrasgarter snakes
Small striped serpents
corn snakes · garden snakes · grass snakes · rat snakes · milk snakes
- spitting cobraSnake projecting venom at threats
- king cobraLongest venomous serpent
- cobra poseBackbend on the belly
- Cobra KaiFictional martial arts school
- cobra hoodSerpent's expandable neck membrane
- Indian cobraVenomous hooded Asian serpent