Editing Cobra (section)

{{About|snakes with the common name cobra|other uses|Cobra (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Copra}}
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{{Paraphyletic group
| auto = yes
| subheader = Informal name for various snakes
| fossil_range = [[Miocene]]–[[Holocene]]
| image = Indiancobra.jpg
| image_caption = [[Indian cobra]] (''Naja naja'')
| image_alt = An Indian cobra (''Naja naja'') in a defensive posture
| parent = Serpentes
| subdivision = {{bulleted list
|Genus ''[[Naja]]'' of family [[Elapidae]]
|Several species within other genera of Elapidae
|Species ''[[Hydrodynastes gigas]]'' of family [[Colubridae]]
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'''Cobra''' is the [[common name]] of various [[venomous snakes]], most of which belong to the genus ''[[Naja]]''.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Cobra|volume=6|page=613}}</ref>

Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a [[hood (zoology)|hood]] when threatened.{{efn|Two kinds of non-venomous snake, the [[hognose snake]]s and the [[striped keelback]], also rear upwards and produce hoods but are not considered "cobras"; likewise, some venomous elapid snakes, such as the [[black mamba]], are also capable of producing hoods but are not called "cobras".}}