As nouns the difference between cobra and rattlesnake
is that
cobra is any of various venomous snakes of the family
Elapidae while
rattlesnake is any of various poisonous American snakes, of genera
Crotalus and
Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
As an acronym COBRA
is
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cobra
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae .
Derived terms
* spitting cobra
Anagrams
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rattlesnake
Alternative forms
* rattle snake
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of various poisonous American snakes, of genera Crotalus'' and ''Sistrurus , having a rattle at the end of its tail.
Synonyms
* rattler (colloquial, especially US )