The black and white cobra (Naja melanoleuca) is undeservedly neglected in comparison with its famous relatives – the king and Egyptian cobras. But it is considered the largest among African snakes. And at…

This is a fairly large snake, the length of which reaches an average of 1,6 – 1,8 meters. Her scales are smooth, the pupil is round. Color can vary from light brown to…

Collared cobra (Hemachatus haemachatus) is very close to real cobras, but it stands out in a special genus in some important ways. The main difference is that it does not have any teeth…

The Indian cobra is a relative of the famous snakes Naga and Nagaina, described in Kipling’s fairy tale “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”. In another way, it is called a spectacle snake because of the pattern in…

EGYPTIAN COBRA (Naja haje) or Gaia, also known as the real asp. This large snake, up to 2 m long, is distributed in Africa north of 15 ° S. sh. and on the…

The water ringed cobra (Boulengerina annulata) is a surprisingly secretive snake, in the rarest cases showing itself to people. There is another related species – Christie’s water cobra. And there are no more…

The Angolan cobra (Naja anchietae) is classified by some as a subspecies of the Egyptian cobra. But it is more correct to consider the snake as an independent species. The Angolan cobra, like…

The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is one of the brightest representatives of the snake family. Although it is inferior in size to the taipan, reaching only 1,5-2 m in length, the poison of…

There are three subspecies of death snakes: viper death snake, New Guinea death snake and fire death snake. Each of the subspecies lives in a separate part of the range. The viper snake…

The brown reticulated snake (Demansia textilis) belongs to the family of snakes that live in Australia. These snakes are not afraid of drought, characteristic of its hot climate. The standard size of a…