The forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), also commonly called the black cobra and the black and white-lipped cobra, is a species of
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Naja subfulva — considered venomous
- Drymarchon melanurus
- Naja sumatrana — considered venomous
- Ophiophagus kaalinga — considered venomous
- Naja fuxi — considered venomous
- Drymarchon couperi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Naja
- Species
- Naja melanoleuca
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