Cobra vs. Rattlesnake — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cobra and Rattlesnake
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Cobra
Cobra is the common name of various elapid snakes, most of which belong to the genus Naja.
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). The scientific name Crotalus is derived from the Greek κρόταλον, meaning "castanet".
Cobra
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.
Rattlesnake
A heavy-bodied American pit viper with a series of horny rings on the tail that produce a characteristic rattling sound when vibrated as a warning.
Cobra
Leather made from the skin of one of these snakes.
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Rattlesnake
Any of various venomous pit vipers of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the Americas, having at the end of the tail a series of loosely attached, horny segments that can be vibrated to produce a rattling or buzzing sound.
Cobra
Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
Rattlesnake
Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
Cobra
A type of lanyard knot, thought to resemble a snake in its shape.
Rattlesnake
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus; sometimes also called rattler. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamondback rattlesnake (also called diamondback rattler, and diamondback) of the South and East (Crotalus adamanteus) and West (Crotalus atrox), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang.
Cobra
See Copra.
Rattlesnake
Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
Cobra
The cobra de capello.
Cobra
Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
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