black-necked cobra

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Noun1.black-necked cobra - aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africablack-necked cobra - aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
Naja nigricollis, spitting cobra
genus Naja, Naja - cobras
cobra - venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
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