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cobra

[koh-bruh] / ˈkoʊ brə /


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Gabriella Comi and her guide David spotted a cobra moving towards two napping lions in the Serengeti National Park in the scorching midday sun.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

A cobra bites Chelsea and she’s whisked away to a hospital.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2025

A drug commonly prescribed to thin blood can be repurposed as a cheap antidote to cobra venom, a team of scientists based in Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the UK has discovered.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2024

When she and Dr. Tessler analyzed the leech’s movement, they identified that it made a curling motion similar to the move a cobra makes before it strikes.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2024

Bodega stared at him like a cobra waiting to bite.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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