Naja naja(Linnaeus, 1758) Spectacled Cobra	Diagnostic characters:
	A snake with smooth, glossy scales; head broad. Color pattern and hood mark variable; hood mark sometimes absent; shades of brown, yellow, grey or black, often with a speckled, sometimes banded pattern; the spectacled marking on hood usually makes identification easy
	Habit and Habitat:
	Active by day and night. Seen in fields, near streams, rock piles, trees, granaries and grain shops; often lives in rat holes or termite mounds.         SVL: 2000mm.
	Diet:
	Feeds on rodents, toads, frogs, birds and snakes.
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule II
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Common.  No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Throughout. Elsewhere in India: Throughout Peninsular India including Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. Elsewhere outside: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka