The cobras of southern Africa
There are around thirty species of cobra in the world, with an additional three subspecies and three extinct species. They are found from south-east Asia through the Arab region into Africa. Ironically, the King Cobra is not a true cobra and is in its own genus Opiophagus – meaning “snake –eater”. The true cobras all fall under the genus Naja. Naja is a Sanskrit word for snake.