πMonocled cobra
The monocled cobra, also called monocellate cobra and Indian spitting cobra, is a venomous cobra species widespread across South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by a distinctive circular or "monocle"-shaped marking on the hood, though the pattern can be highly variable or even absent in some individuals. It occupies a wide range of habitats, including forests, agricultural land, and areas near human settlements. It is responsible for a significant proportion of snakebite incidents and fatalities in its range, due to its potent neurotoxic venom and frequent proximity to human settlements. Some populations of the monocled cobra have the ability to spit venom with notable accuracy, though not all individuals exhibit this behavior.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2012.
- Body mass
- 3.11 kg
- Body length
- 2.3 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 25 years
Everything we know about the Monocled cobra
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass3.11 kgrecord 1.87 kg Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Record: largest individual on record
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Body length2.3 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan25 yearsrecord 25 years Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Record: largest individual on record
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DietCarnivorousReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleNocturnalReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Foraging modeACTReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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VenomousYesReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Snoutβvent length1.57 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsOther figures βHide β
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By sex
- Female1.57 mReptTraitsv1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024)
Volume l3.1 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Monocled cobra yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassSquamata
- βΊfamilyElapidae
- βΊgenusNaja
- βΊspeciesNaja kaouthia
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- infraorderSnakes Β· Serpentes
- genusNaja
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- infraorderSnakes Β· Serpentes
- genusNaja
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