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Black spitting cobra

Naja sumatrana Müller, 1887

Status not recordedsnakes

The black spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) is a species in the family Elapidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.59 kg and live up to 12.8 years.

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Quick facts about the black spitting cobra

Weight
1.59 kg
Length
up to 1.6 m
Lifespan
12.8 years
Diet
Carnivore
Longest recorded lifespan
32.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Egg incubation
62 days
Young per litter or clutch
14.5 – 17
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black spitting cobra live?

Not recorded

Is the black spitting cobra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black spitting cobra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyElapidae
  6. genusNaja
  7. SpeciesNaja sumatrana Müller, 1887

Synonyms Naia tripudians leucodira, Naia tripudians var. caeca, Naia tripudians var. leucodira, Naia tripudians var. miolepis, Naja naja leucodira, Naja naja miolepis, Naja naja paucisquamis, Naja sputatrix malayae, Naja sputatrix miolepis, Naja sumatrana miolepis, Naja tripudians paucisquamis, Naja tripudians sumatrana, Naja tripudians var. nigra, Naja tripudians var. sumatrana

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Equatorial spitting cobraEnglish
  • Golden spitting cobraEnglish
  • Sumatran spitting cobraEnglish
  • الناشر السومطري البصَّاقArabic
  • kobra sumaterskáCzech
  • Sunda-spyttekobraDanish
  • Sumatra-KobraGerman
  • Cobra de SondaSpanish
  • Cobra cracheur équatorialFrench
  • szumátrai köpködőkobraHungarian
  • Ular Sendok SumatraIndonesian
  • Cobra sputatore maleseItalian
  • kobra malajskaPolish
  • Суматранская КобраRussian
  • งูเห่าพ่นพิษสีทองThai
  • 蘇門答臘眼鏡蛇Chinese
  • Äquatoriale SpeikobraGerman
  • Cobra sputatore della MalesiaItalian
  • Cobra sputatore di SumatraItalian
  • Cobra sputatore equatorialeItalian
  • งูเห่าพ่นพิษสุมาตราThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black spitting cobra

Other species in the same genus Naja.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black spitting cobra?

An adult black spitting cobra weighs 1.59 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the black spitting cobra live?

The black spitting cobra has a recorded lifespan of 12.8 years.

What kind of animal is the black spitting cobra?

The black spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) belongs to the family Elapidae in the order Squamata.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_spitting_cobra_2026,
  title = {Black spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-spitting-cobra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}