Naja

Naja is a genus of venomous snakes from the family Elapidae. Most species in this genus are revered for their power and dangerousness. These snakes are commonly known as cobras, and the many species are found within hot, mainly arid, environments.

Naja is the genus containing true cobras. Other species of cobras exist in other genuses, such as the king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, and the golden spikeback cobra, Gorisensus menaphicia, but these are not true cobras.

Anatomy

True cobras are slender snakes, often reaching lengths of around two metres or more. A signifying trait of all cobras, not just those in this genus, is their ability to raise the front portion of their bodies and flatten their neck, as a threatening display.

All species in this genus have a powerful venom, fatal to most sophonts. Most secrete venom through bites, injecting it directly into the bloodstream, while a handful can "spit" venom, typically a defensive manouvre.

Soft cobra species have specialised scales and skeletons that allow them to compress their bodies to fit in tight gaps. These snakes can fit into any gap larger than their eye.

The witherback cobra, N. ichor, is unique in that its venom can transform one's blood into ichor. The species is considered the most dangerous of its genus, with ichor poisoning one of the most excruciating ways to die.

Species	Common Name	Distribution
N. aekoria	Aekorian Cobra	Greenerth
N. albata	Albatan Cobra	Norrab
N. amica	Friendly Cobra	Osao
N. anchietae	Anchieta's Cobra	Earth
N. annulata	Banded Water Cobra	Earth
N. annulifera	Snouted Cobra	Earth
N. arabica	Arabian Cobra	Earth
N. ashei	Giant Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. atra	Chinese Cobra	Earth
N. cauleii	Cau'Le Cobra	Greenerth
N. cazanii	Cazan Island Cobra	Norrab
N. christyi	Congo Water Cobra	Earth
N. fuxi	Brown Banded Cobra	Earth
N. gellettii	Gelletti's Cobra	Osao
N. gowhouana	Gowhouanan Cobra	Greenerth
N. guineensis	Black Forest Cobra	Earth
N. haje	Egyptian Cobra	Earth
N. ichor	Witherback Cobra	Norrab
N. igninubes	Volcanic Cobra	Hell
N. ikkona	Iconic Cobra	Ikkona
N. kaouthia	Monocled Cobra	Earth
N. katiensis	Katian Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. mandalayensis	Burmese Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. melanoleuca	Central African Forest Cobra	Earth
N. mollicutis	Soft Cobra	Osao
N. montava	Montavan Cobra	Norrab
N. mossambica	Mozambique Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. multifasciata	Many-Banded Cobra	Earth
N. naja	Spectacled Cobra	Earth
N. nana	Dwarf Water Cobra	Earth
N. nebulosa	Underworld Cobra	Razhea Capita
N. nigricincta	Zebra Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. nigricollis	Black-Necked Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. nivea	Cape Cobra	Earth
N. nubiae	Nubian Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. obscura	Obscure Cobra	Earth
N. urbana	Orran Cobra	Temperil
N. oscula	Kissing Cobra	Norrab
N. oxiana	Caspian Cobra	Earth
N. pallida	Red Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. peroescobari	São Tomé Forest Cobra	Earth
N. philippinensis	Philippine Cobra	Earth
N. predenii	Preden Cobra	Norrab
N. rosaea	Rosy Banded Cobra	Rubrinea
N. russaii	Russaian Cobra	Norrab
N. sagittifera	Andaman Cobra	Earth
N. salaqua	Marine Soft Cobra	Osao
N. samarensis	Samar Cobra	Earth
N. savannula	West African Banded Cobra	Earth
N. senegalensis	Senegalese Cobra	Earth
N. siamensis	Indochinese Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. meridisarrii	South Sarran Cobra	Greenerth
N. sputatrix	Javan Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. subfulva	Brown Forest Cobra	Earth
N. sumatrana	Equatorial Spitting Cobra	Earth
N. tempestocursa	Stormchaser Cobra	Temperil
N. titanii	Titan Spitting Cobra	Temperil
N. titanorrabii	Titanic Norrabian Cobra	Norrab
N. tricollari	Tri-Collared Spitting Cobra	Norrab
N. vespeclyspae	Dusk Eclypsan Cobra	Eclypsa

Genetic Descendants

Witherback Cobra

Geographic Distribution

Type Species
N. naja - Spectacled Cobra

Scientific Classification

Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Reptilia
Order - Squamata
Suborder - Serpentes
Family - Elapidae
Genus - Naja