An Asian cobra with a marking on the hood that resembles spectacles.
眼镜蛇。亦称INDIAN COBRA
Naja naja, family Elapidae
Also called Indian cobra
Example sentencesExamples
A highlight of the sightseeing was watching the snake man charm and entice two spectacled cobras to dance.
In India, the spectacled cobra is much respected and feared, even having its own place in Hindu mythology as a powerful deity.
The other cobra of Asia is known variously as the common, Asian, Indian, or spectacled cobra (due to the eyeglass-shaped pattern on its skin).
A number of reptiles like Kraits, spectacled cobras, turtles and vipers can also be spotted in the sanctuary.
In India, we have three species of cobras - the spectacled cobra, the monocled cobra, which is in the North east, and the black cobra, which is way up in the Northwest region.
Definition of spectacled cobra in US English:
spectacled cobra
noun
An Asian cobra with a marking on the hood that resembles spectacles.
眼镜蛇。亦称INDIAN COBRA
Naja naja, family Elapidae
Also called Indian cobra, Asian cobra
Example sentencesExamples
In India, the spectacled cobra is much respected and feared, even having its own place in Hindu mythology as a powerful deity.
In India, we have three species of cobras - the spectacled cobra, the monocled cobra, which is in the North east, and the black cobra, which is way up in the Northwest region.
A number of reptiles like Kraits, spectacled cobras, turtles and vipers can also be spotted in the sanctuary.
The other cobra of Asia is known variously as the common, Asian, Indian, or spectacled cobra (due to the eyeglass-shaped pattern on its skin).
A highlight of the sightseeing was watching the snake man charm and entice two spectacled cobras to dance.