Cobra

Genus: Naja                                             Africa, Southern Asia, East Indies

Cobras use their deadly poison in two ways. Some types bite their victims with poisonous fangs in the front of the upper jaw. Others also squirt the poison at the eyes of the victim.The jugglers and snake charmers of India usually use the cobra because of its unusual hood and its habit of rearing upright. They pretend to charm snakes with music, but the snakes can hear only a limited range of sounds and cannot hear the music. When they are being "charmed," they are only holding themselves on guard. They would do the same thing without music.