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Desert Cobra

Walterinnesia aegyptia

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Elapidae

Walterinnesia aegyptia, also known as the desert cobra or desert black snake, is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to the Middle East. The specific epithet aegyptia ("of Egypt") refers to part of its geographic range. Description and behaviour (See the article on the genus at Walterinnesia) Distribution The range of the species encompasses southern Israel, north-western Saudi Arabia, western Jordan, Iraq, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and possibly Lebanon.

Distribution

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