- DISTRIBUTION : India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal.
- HABITAT : Lives in rainforest mixed moist and dry deciduous forests grassland wetland desert etc. agricultural lands city outskirts around wetlands rocky terrain having mounds and deep hiding places old woods etc.
- BEHAVIOUR AND FOOD HABIT : Nocturnal species but crepuscular behaviour is mostly shown. Terrestrial and climber alert and aggressive on provocation raise its famous hood and hiss loudly to give warnings.
- FOOD SERVED HERE : Live Frog
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION :
1. BODY LENGTH- 3.3 to 4.9 ft
2. BODY WEIGHT- 80 to 90kg
3. BODY COLOUR - The ventral scales or the underside colouration of this species can be grey yellow tan brown reddish or black. Dorsal scales of the Indian cobra may have a hood mark or colour patterns. Hood mark is located at the rear of the Indian cobras hood two circular ocelli patterns connected by a curved line, evoking the image of spectacles. - LIFE-SPAN : 22 to 24 years
- THREAT : Exploited by Indian Snake charmers and killing due to its venom potency skin trade food Chinese medicine.
- CONSERVATION STATUS : Not listed IUCN Appendix II CITES Schedule II WPA 1972