SPECTACLED COBRA:- Highly venomous (Neurotoxic)
Spectacled cobra snake is one of the highly venomous snake in India. Active by day and night. One of India’s commonest snakes. A good swimmer. Seen in fields, near streams, rock piles, trees, granaries and grain shops. Often lives in rat holes or termite mounds. Feeds on rodents, toads, frogs, birds, and snakes. Lays 12-30 eggs between march-july. Females stay with eggs till they hatch in about 60 days. Fast and alert. Generally shy. If alarmed, may raise forebody (some to more than half their body length) and spread hood. If further disturbed, will hiss and strike forcefully. One of India’s big four medically important snakes. Though responsible for many bites, only a small percentage are fatal.

This snake found almost throughout mainland India (excluding the northeast and j&k).