Cobras are protected animals.

There are many subspecies of cobras, but no matter which subspecies they are, they are all nationally protected animals. Cobras are internationally listed in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and are listed in the National List of terrestrial wild animals that are beneficial to protection or have important economic or scientific research value. It is a protected animal, and those who catch and kill wild cobras indiscriminately will be severely punished by law.

Characteristics of the cobra population:

The Cobra family is a large family of venomous snakes, including 55 genera of various venomous snake species, with more than 370 species, excluding subspecies. They are widely distributed on all continents on the earth except the Arctic and Antarctic, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions. The common characteristic of this type of snake is that the venomous fangs are anterior furrow teeth. Most of the toxins are neurotoxins, and a few also contain cytotoxins and cardiotoxins.

The maxilla is short, with grooved teeth at the front end. There are often 1 to several fine teeth behind the grooved teeth. There are symmetrical large scales on the back of the head and no cheek scales. The pupils are round, the tail is cylindrical, and the entire spine has subvertebral processes. China has only about 4 genera and 8 species, such as bungara, krait, cobra, king cobra and other major highly venomous snakes.