Behavioral adaptations
The Cobra are shy and will avoid humans whenever possible, but they are fiercely aggressive when cornered.
They guard their nests fiercely until their hatchlings emerge.
They will also flare out their iconic hoods and emit a bone chilling hiss...
This hiss is often referred to as sounding like a snarling dog.
When concerned, it rares up usually 1/3 of its body. It shows its fangs, hisses loudly, and opens its famous hood.
When forced to fight is sometimes strikes with the closed rounded front of its mouth.
They guard their nests fiercely until their hatchlings emerge.
They will also flare out their iconic hoods and emit a bone chilling hiss...
This hiss is often referred to as sounding like a snarling dog.
When concerned, it rares up usually 1/3 of its body. It shows its fangs, hisses loudly, and opens its famous hood.
When forced to fight is sometimes strikes with the closed rounded front of its mouth.