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
Florida banded water snake the lower sides is sometimes darker than the crossbands, producing an appearance of alternating blotches on the back and sides. The Florida water snake differs from the southern water snake ("N. f. fasciata") chiefly in the shape of the markings on the ventrals. In "N. f.pictiventris", these markings consist of transverse blotches, many of them enclosing an oval white spot, whereas in "N. f. fasciata", they are solid, squarish spots. Adults average in total length. They are ovoviviparous. Mating occurs from March to May, and the young are born from May to August, in broods of 25-57. The newborns are