Snouted cobra with hood expanded in threat pose

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Snouted cobra (Naja annulifera), also called the banded Egyptian cobra, with its hood expanded in a threat pose. This highly venomous species of cobra, which hunts nocturnally, is found in Southern Africa. Photographed in controlled conditions at the Hoedspruit reptile centre, Limpopo province, South Africa.

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Photo credit: © TONY CAMACHO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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