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cobra

[koh-bruh] / ˈkoʊ brə /


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Videos shared on social media show a snake handler removing a snake from her apartment, as people nearby can be heard screaming: "It is a cobra!"

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

In their first adventure, which hit bookshelves in 2017, a deadly king cobra has escaped from London Zoo onto the streets of the capital, and it is up to Toto to save the day.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025

This drama will not end well: “Watch Your Step” has a coiled energy, a cobra poised to strike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

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

A bull is like a silverback, noble, contained, calm like a cobra is calm.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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