Indian cobra

noun

1. a highly venomous cobra, Naja naja, common in India, having markings resembling a pair of spectacles on the back of the hood.

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Indian antivenom targets the “big four” species of venomous snakes in the region: the Indian cobra, the common krait, Russell's viper and the saw-scaled viper.

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Researchers have assembled a near-complete genome for the Indian cobra that could aid drug development.

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In Nature Genetics on Monday, one team of researchers released their map of the genome of Naja naja, the Indian cobra.

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The venom of the East Indian cobra and of other tropical and subtropical snakes would not be affected in the slightest degree by all the whiskey in Kentucky.

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The venomous Indian cobra, which is protected under India’s Wildlife Act.

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