Egyptian cobra Egyptian cobra The Egyptian cobra ("Naja haje") is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. "Naja haje" is one of the largest cobra species native to Africa, second to the forest cobra ("Naja melanoleuca"). "Naja haje" was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The generic name "naja" is a Latinisation of the Sanskrit word ' () meaning "cobra". The specific epithet "haje" is derived from the Arabic word hayya" (حية"') which literally means "snake". The Egyptian cobra is one of the largest cobras of the African continent. The head is large and depressed and slightly
Banded flying snake pelias" is not nearly as common as the paradise tree snake. The twin-barred tree snake is found in Thailand, Malaysia (Malaya, Penang Island, Pulau Tioman, and East Malaysia), Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Mentawai Archipelago, , Natuna Archipelago, Nias, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Borneo); Brunei Darussalam; Burma and Singapore. Banded flying snake The twin-barred tree snake ("Chrysopelea pelias") is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia. It is also called the banded flying snake. It can glide, as with all species of its genus "Chrysopelea", by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. It is mostly found in moist