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Central Africa Forest Cobra

Naja melanoleuca

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Elapidae

The forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), also commonly called the black cobra and the black and white-lipped cobra, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Africa, mostly the central and western parts of the continent. It is the largest true cobra species with a record length of 3.

Distribution

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