Reptile

Indian cobra

Naja naja

हिन्दी: नाग

Venomous: keep your distanceIUCN: Least Concern

Indian cobra with a raised hood among dry leaves

Scientific name: Naja naja
Hindi name: नाग
Family: Elapidae, order Squamata
Group: Reptile
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: Usually 1 to 1.5 m

The snake with the spectacled hood.

Spot it Raises its body and spreads a hood, often with a spectacle-like mark on the back.
Home Farmland, villages, rocky hills and forest.
Food web Eats rats, frogs, toads and birds.
Why it matters Protects grain from rats; protected by law.

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