Naja naja
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Indian cobra (Naja naja /nadʒa nadʒa/), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent, and is a member of the "Big Four" species that are responsible for the most snakebite cases in Sri Lanka and India.
The Indian cobra is revered in Hindu mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers. It is a protected species under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). The generic name and the specific epithet naja is a Latinisation of the Sanskrit word nāga (नाग) meaning "cobra".
The Indian cobra is classified under the genus Naja of the family Elapidae. The genus was first described by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. The species Naja naja was first described by the Swedish physician, zoologist, and botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus Naja was split into several subgenera based on various factors, including morphology, diet, and habitat. Naja naja is part of the subgenus Naja, along with all the other species of Asiatic cobras, including Naja kaouthia, Naja siamensis, Naja sputatrix, and the rest.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucknow | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jodhpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Kollam | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bondla Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nehru Zoological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chhatbir Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Guadalajara Zoo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Schönbrunn Zoo | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 12 | Thiruvananthapuram Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Children's Park, Guindy | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Safari Masai Mara | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Reptile Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Cherkasy Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 17 | Crocodile Bank | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Haus des Meeres | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 19 | Thrissur Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 21 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 22 | hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 23 | Snake House | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
No species of the same family or order lives in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte], so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Cobra sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Cobra in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Cobra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Indian Cobra sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lucknow (India, about 30%), Kalyan-Dombivli (India, about 30%) and Jodhpur (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Cobra is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
