Egyptian cobra (Naja haje haje). Specimen of an Egyptian cobra emerging from a ceramic urn and coiling into its characteristic aggressive hissing stan

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Egyptian cobra (Naja haje haje). Specimen of an Egyptian cobra emerging from a ceramic urn and coiling into its characteristic aggressive hissing stance.

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Size: 3703px × 2360px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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