Cobras Animal Pictures

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Mozambique Spitting Cobra has specially designed ribs at their necks that help them spread the skin into a hood.

Mozambique Spitting Cobra has specially designed ribs at their necks that help them spread the skin into a hood.
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Mozambique Spitting Cobra has specially designed ribs at their necks that help them spread the skin into a hood.

The Taiwan cobra is another name for the Chinese cobra
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Taiwan cobra is another name for the Chinese cobra.

Samar cobra.

Samar cobra, a snake similar to the Philippine Cobra. The Philippine Cobra has a body that is light brown in color, decorated with dark brown blotches all over.
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Samar cobra inhabits overlapping territories with the Philippine Cobra.

Head shot of a forest cobra

Head shot of a forest cobra
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There are three main color morphs of forest cobras based on location as well as a solid black variation.

An equatorial spitting cobra hatchling with its head raised and hood open

An equatorial spitting cobra hatchling with its head raised and hood open
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Equatorial spitting cobra hatchlings (babies) display different colors than adults.

A forest cobra slithers on dusty ground

A forest cobra slithers on dusty ground
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Forest cobras are unable to spit venom like some other cobra species.

A zebra spitting snake with its head raised

A zebra spitting snake with its head raised
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Zebra spitting cobras have a wide head and snout and dark round eyes.