cobra

コブラ

危険を感じると首の周りの皮膚を大きく広げる毒蛇。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： venomous cobra, cobra bite, cobra hood

キングコブラ

主に他の蛇を食べる、アジアの非常に大きな毒蛇。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： king cobra

よく使う表現： king cobra, large king cobra

リンカルス

アフリカ南部の毒蛇。首に帯模様があり、敵に毒を噴射する。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： rinkhals, ring-necked spitting cobra

よく使う表現： spitting cobra, ring-necked cobra

ツリーコブラ

多くの時間を木の上で過ごす、アフリカの毒蛇。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： tree cobra

よく使う表現： tree cobra, black tree cobra, green tree cobra