Photo of a Black forest cobra (Naja guineensis)
Photo: alphabalde, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Black forest cobra

Naja guineensis

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Cobra
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Naja
Continents
Africa
Countries
6
How common
Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist

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About

Black forest cobra (Naja guineensis) is a venomous cobra of the family Elapidae, found in Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 7 more. Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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