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The spectacled cobra is one of four species of snakes that deliver most of the snakebites in India, according to Britannica.
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
After the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 BCE, the animal symbols of the two regions, the vulture and the cobra, became synonymous with the pharaohs.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2024
After filming the snake, the couple put the box with the cobra in a bucket and waited for wildlife officials to handle the animal, per AP.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Or expand your chest and strengthen your wrists, arms, shoulders, and back, by doing a cobra to improve the flexibility of your spine and apply acupressure to your thighs, abs, and hips.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 17 June 2024
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
After the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 BCE, the animal symbols of the two regions, the vulture and the cobra, became synonymous with the pharaohs.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2024
After filming the snake, the couple put the box with the cobra in a bucket and waited for wildlife officials to handle the animal, per AP.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Or expand your chest and strengthen your wrists, arms, shoulders, and back, by doing a cobra to improve the flexibility of your spine and apply acupressure to your thighs, abs, and hips.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 17 June 2024
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“Cobra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobra. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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