Aggressive by nature, this snake can grow up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) in length and is highly territorial. Monocled cobras are adaptable and thrive in mangrove swamps, forests, and agricultural fields.

The snake is an adult and could be anywhere from 5 years to 20 years old, Recchio estimated. Monocled cobras can grow to 5 or 6 feet and live two decades, he added.

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The monocled cobra, native to southeast Asia, was eventually retrieved from under the Stockton household. It was just one of 11 serpents that "terrorized" Springfield between Aug. 15 and Oct. 25 ...

A 26-year-old patient from Pinconning Township, Mich., was rushed to a nearby hospital July 14 after his pet albino monocled cobra bit him, sparking a multistate effort to find antivenom ...

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On Feb. 25, Stellenbosch Snake Removal shared on Facebook that the snake removal service recently found a highly venomous cape cobra hiding in the toilet of a lodge in South Africa ...

Prototype treatment for snake bite envenoming proves effective against the venom of African and Asian elapid snakes, such as some cobra, mamba, and krait species, new research shows. Snakes bite 5 ...