monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) Title Indian cobra, with 'monocle' marking on hood. Watercolour
Description
Snake, cobra, 4ft. 4 1/2 ins. long.
Iconographic Collections
Keywords: watercolours: fish; Bhawani. Das; Bhawani. Das
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_cobra,_with_%27monocle%27_marking_on_hood._Watercolour_Wellcome_L0019951.jpg
The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), also called monocellate cobra, is a cobra species widespread across South and Southeast Asia. Monocled cobras are distributed from India in the west through to China, Vietnam and Cambodia. They are also found on the Malay Peninsula and are native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Nepal, and Thailand.