Plate 68 



POISONOUS SNAKES 



2 



1 a 



2a 



HEADS OF COBRAS 



1-1 a. Egyptian Cobra, Naja haje. 



2-2 a. King Cobra, Naja bungarus. 



The King Cobra reaches the greatest length of any. poisonous 

 serpent— twelve feet; though it is a slender reptile. It is found in 

 the Malay Peninsula and the larger islands of the Malay Archi- 

 pelago. ^. 



