Desert Cobra
Walterinnesia aegyptia
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Cobra
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Walterinnesia
- Continents
- Africa, Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist
About
Desert Cobra (Walterinnesia aegyptia) is a venomous cobra of the family Elapidae, found in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, montane woodland, mountain forest and 15 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.
Related snakes
- Walterinnesia morgani
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Sinomicrurus houi
- Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.