hood

…neck ribs to form a hood. In this intimidating stance, dark bars are displayed on the throat and the front of the hood; the back of the hood is unmarked. Individual snakes may feign death if their threat posture fails to intimidate a predator, but this behavior is rare. Like…

…Indian cobra sports an impressive hood around its head. The back of the hood bears a black mark outlined in white that resembles two eyes connected by a curved line, which earned the snake the nickname “spectacled cobra.” The front of the hood has two light half-circles with dark spots…

…includes the spreading of its hood, which is just below its head, and the utterance of a low-pitched hiss. In this posture it can move or lunge forward to strike its victim. The king cobra’s paralyzing venom is so copious and powerful that elephants have died within three hours of…