Robert Valentic / Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) on rubber plantation at Phak Lok, Phuket Island, Thailand .

Axel Gomille / Indian / Asian / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) raising its hood in a threat display. Karnataka, India.

Mary McDonald / Snake charmer's Spectacled cobra coming out of basket, India

Mary McDonald / Spectacled cobra coming out of basket, India

Jabruson / Milking venom from Spectacled cobra {Naja naja kaouthia} Bangkok, Thailand. Used for anti-venom production. Snake bites onto glass plate and ejects venom.

Axel Gomille / Indian / Asian / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) in profile. Karnataka, India.

Axel Gomille / Indian / Asian / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) raising its hood in a threat display. Karnataka, India.

Stephen Dalton / Spectacled cobra (Naja naja kaouthia) head raised in strike pose, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Spectacled / Monocled cobra {Naja naja kaouthia} defense posture, Asia

Robert Valentic / Spectacled / monocled cobra {Naja naja kaouthia} male, sensing a treat and ready to distend its hood, Thailand

ZSSD / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) with flared hood, venomous, native to India

Pete Oxford / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) with hood flared in defense posture, Gujarat, India