Cobra vs. Asp — What's the Difference?

Any of various venomous elapid snakes, especially of the genus Naja, that are native to Asia and Africa and are capable of expanding the skin of the neck to form a flattened hood.

Any of several venomous snakes, especially the viper Vipera aspis of southern Europe, the cobra Naja haje of Africa and the Middle East, or the horned viper.

Cobra is the common name of various elapid snakes, most of which belong to the genus Naja.

(archaic) A water snake.

Leather made from the skin of one of these snakes.

A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).

Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.

The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).

A type of lanyard knot, thought to resemble a snake in its shape.

(figurative) An evil person; a snake.

See Copra.

A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).

The cobra de capello.

The aspen tree.

Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

Same as Aspen.

A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.

A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.

Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death