Cobra may refer to: Any member of the genus Naja, a.k.a. typical cobras, a group of venomous elapids found in Africa and Asia. Any member the genus Boulengerina, a.k.a. water cobras, a group of venomous elapids found in Africa. Any member of the genus Aspidelaps, a.k.a. shield-nosed cobras or coral snakes, a group of venomous elapids found in Africa. Any member of the genus Pseudohaje, a.k.a. tree cobras, a group of venomous elapids found in Africa. Paranaja multifasciata, a.k.a. the burrowing cobra, a venomous elapid species found in Africa. Ophiophagus hannah, a.k.a. the king cobra, a venomous elapid species found in India and southern Asia. Hemachatus haemachatus, a.k.a. the spitting cobra or rinkhals, a venomous elapid species found in Africa. Micrurus fulvius, a.k.a. the American cobra or eastern coral snake, a venomous elapid species found in the southeastern United States. Hydrodynastes gigas, a.k.a. the false water cobra, a mildly venomous colubrid species found in South America. A taxonomic synonym for the genus Bitis, a.k.a. puff adders, a group of venomous vipers found in Africa and in the south of the Arabian Peninsula.
