Elapidae
Synonyms
Asiatic Cobra
Asiatic Cobras
Boulengerina
Cobra
Cobra, Asiatic
Cobra, Egyptian
Cobra, Water
Cobras
Cobras, Asiatic
Cobras, Egyptian
Cobras, Water
Coral Snake
Coral Snakes
Dendroaspis
Egyptian Cobra
Egyptian Cobras
Haemachatus
Hemachatus
Hydrophiidae
Hydrophiinae
Lauticauda
Lauticaudinae
Mamba
Mambas
Micrurus
Naja
Naja haje
Naja naja
Ringhal
Ringhals
Sea Snake
Sea Snakes
Snake, Coral
Snake, Sea
Snakes, Coral
Snakes, Sea
Water Cobra
Water Cobras
hajes, Naja
A family of extremely venomous snakes, comprising coral snakes, cobras, mambas, kraits, and sea snakes. They are widely distributed, being found in the southern United States, South America, Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The elapids include three subfamilies: Elapinae, Hydrophiinae, and Lauticaudinae. Like the viperids, they have venom fangs in the front part of the upper jaw. The mambas of Africa are the most dangerous of all snakes by virtue of their size, speed, and highly toxic venom. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, p329-33)
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