Common Cobra

Ordinary cobra ^[1] ( lat. Aspidelaps scutatus ) is a poisonous snake from the family of aspids ( Elapidae ).

Common Cobra
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Secondary Type of: Chordate Subtype : Vertebrates Infratype : Maxillary Overclass : Tetrapods Grade: Reptiles Subclass : Diapsids Infraclass : Lepidosauromorphs Squadron : Lepidosaurs Squad: Scaly Suborder : Snakes Infrastructure : Caenophidia Superfamily : Elapoidea Family: Aspids Gender: Shield Cobras View: Common Cobra
International scientific name
Aspidelaps scutatus Smith , 1849

The total length reaches from 40 to 60 cm. The head is short, wide, has a huge intermaxillary shield, which is obliquely cut. The body is moderately thick. The “hood” is poorly developed. The back has a light yellowish-gray color.

He loves sandy terrain, semi-deserts, foothill deserts. Active at night. Digs holes well. Hiding in the burrows of mammals. It feeds on small lizards and rodents.

The poison does not pose a threat to human life.

Oviparous snake. The female lays up to 10 eggs.

The species is common in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, the Republic of South Africa.