Wildlifeof China
Brown Banded Cobra
Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes
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Naja fuxi
Basic stats
Diet
Amphibians, snakes, birds and small mammals
Habitat
Tropical and subtropical areas, 1,000–1,400 m
Range
South-western China, with probable records in north-east Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam
Size
69–137 cm
The brown banded cobra (Naja fuxi) is a venomous cobra of south-western China, collected in Sichuan between 1,000 and 1,400 m and probably present in western Guangxi and south-western Guizhou. It was treated as part of the monocled cobra until genetic work in 2022 made it a separate species. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Adults measure 69–137 cm. It resembles the monocled cobra in its mostly single-eyespot hood marking but is brown with regular narrow crossbands on the middle to hind body. Its prey includes amphibians, snakes, birds and small mammals, and it has been reported entering houses in Yunnan to take chicks. Several were found in abandoned termite nests in winter in Menglian County. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Brown Banded Cobra eat?
- Amphibians, snakes, birds and small mammals
- What habitat does the Brown Banded Cobra live in?
- Tropical and subtropical areas, 1,000–1,400 m
- Where is the Brown Banded Cobra found?
- South-western China, with probable records in north-east Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam
- How big is the Brown Banded Cobra?
- 69–137 cm