Knowra Naja Naja Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes that includes cobras found across Africa and Asia. Its members can spread a hood by extending their neck ribs.
Elapidae : A family of venomous snakes with fixed front fangs, including cobras, mambas, and coral snakes. Naja belongs to this family of front-fanged venomous snakes.
Indian cobra : Naja naja, a cobra native to the Indian subcontinent and one of the region’s medically significant venomous snakes. It is a familiar South Asian member of Naja.
Snake fang : A specialized tooth that delivers venom in venomous snakes. Naja fangs inject venom during bites.
Snakebite : An injury caused by a snake’s bite, which may involve venom injection or mechanical trauma. Bites from Naja species can cause life-threatening envenoming.
Ophiophagus : A genus of elapid snakes containing the king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah. Its best-known species is called a cobra but is not a member of Naja.
Cobra : A common name for several venomous snakes that can flatten the neck into a hood. Many species in Naja are called cobras, though the name also covers other genera.
Egyptian cobra : Naja haje, a large cobra native to parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is a prominent African species in the genus.
Snake venom system : The glands, ducts, and fangs that produce and deliver venom in venomous snakes. This system explains how Naja venom reaches prey or a threat.
Antivenom : An antibody-based medicine used to neutralize toxins in venom after envenoming. Antivenoms are used to treat serious Naja snakebites.
Hemachatus : A genus containing the rinkhals, a southern African elapid that can spread a hood and spit venom. The rinkhals resembles Naja cobras but belongs to a different genus.
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