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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Cobra sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th 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.
March, May–June and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Cobra in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in February 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.
8th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Indian Cobra sightings, Mumbai ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lucknow (India, about 30%), Kalyan-Dombivli (India, about 30%) and Jodhpur (India, about 30%).
Same family: Elapidae
The closest relatives of the Indian Cobra that you can see in Mumbai (family Elapidae, Elapid Snakes) are Common Seasnake (about 20%) and Short Sea Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Cobra is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Mumbai (27 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.
