Egyptian cobra
Also known as Ouraeus, Naja haje
snake species
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Research
143 papers- Candida auris from the Egyptian cobra: Role of snakes as potential reservoirs.Medical mycology · 2024
- Egyptian cobra (Naja haje haje) venom phospholipase A2: a promising antiviral agent with potent virucidal activity against simian rotavirus and bovine coronavirus.Archives of microbiology · 2022
- Effect of Egyptian spitting cobra Naja nubiae crude venom on immunogenic activity of rats.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2024
- Antibacterial Activity of Venom from the Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje), and Red Spitting Cobra (Naja pallida).International journal of microbiology · 2023
- Hierarchical cloud architecture for identifying the bite of "Egyptian cobra" based on deep learning and quantum particle swarm optimization.Scientific reports · 2023
via PubMed
Article
The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is one of the most venomous species of snakes inhabiting Northern Africa. It averages roughly 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) in length; the longest specimen recorded so far measured 2.59 metres (8.5 ft).
Etymology and Taxonomy