cobra

cobra

Serpiente venenosa que, cuando se siente amenazada, puede ensanchar la piel alrededor del cuello.

En inglés sencillo: A poisonous snake that can spread the skin around its neck into a wide shape when threatened.

• The cobra raised its head.
• Cobras spread their necks when they feel threatened.
• The keeper stayed well away from the cobra.

Expresiones frecuentes: venomous cobra, cobra bite, cobra hood

cobra real

Serpiente venenosa asiática de gran tamaño que se alimenta principalmente de otras serpientes.

En inglés sencillo: A very large poisonous Asian snake that mainly eats other snakes.

• A king cobra crossed the path.
• King cobras mainly feed on other snakes.
• The zoo keeps its king cobra in a secure enclosure.

Sinónimos: king cobra

Expresiones frecuentes: king cobra, large king cobra

cobra de collar, rinkhals

Serpiente venenosa del sur de África, con bandas en el cuello, capaz de escupir veneno hacia un enemigo.

En inglés sencillo: A southern African poisonous snake with neck bands that can spray poison at an enemy.

• This cobra can spit venom.
• The cobra had pale bands around its neck.
• These cobras live in grasslands in southern Africa.

Sinónimos: rinkhals, ring-necked spitting cobra

Expresiones frecuentes: spitting cobra, ring-necked cobra

cobra arborícola

Serpiente venenosa africana que pasa gran parte del tiempo en los árboles.

En inglés sencillo: A poisonous African snake that spends much of its time in trees.

• The tree cobra rested on a branch.
• Tree cobras hunt among the forest branches.
• A green tree cobra disappeared into the leaves.

Sinónimos: tree cobra

Expresiones frecuentes: tree cobra, black tree cobra, green tree cobra