Rarest Species of Cobra — All 35 Answers Ranked by Rarity

35 cobra species are accepted answers for “Name a species of cobra”. Naja obscura is the rarest species of cobra in this ranking, with 484 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Many-banded snake is the second-rarest with 1,124 monthly Wikipedia views, 2.32× the figure for Naja obscura. Indian cobra is the most common species of cobra in this ranking, with 180,772 monthly Wikipedia views, 373.5× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 35 answers: 651,652. Naja obscura is under 0.1% of that total. 7 answers are Epic or Legendary: Naja obscura (Legendary), Many-banded snake (Legendary), Black forest cobra (Legendary), and 4 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

35 answers to “Name a species of cobra”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Naja obscura on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	484
2	Many-banded snake on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.971	1,124
3	Black forest cobra on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.941	1,197
4	Senegalese cobra on Wikipedia	Epic	0.912	1,333
5	Brown banded cobra on Wikipedia	Epic	0.882	1,643
6	Dwarf water cobra on Wikipedia	Epic	0.853	1,848
7	West African banded cobra on Wikipedia	Epic	0.824	1,866
8	Brown forest cobra on Wikipedia	Rare	0.794	2,227
9	Nubian spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Rare	0.765	2,873
10	Mandalay spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Rare	0.735	3,022
11	Mali cobra on Wikipedia	Rare	0.706	3,287
12	Naja peroescobari on Wikipedia	Rare	0.676	3,495
13	Naja christyi on Wikipedia	Rare	0.647	4,316
14	Anchieta's cobra on Wikipedia	Rare	0.618	4,673
15	Naja annulata on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.588	6,677
16	Arabian cobra on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.559	7,280
17	Naja ashei on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.529	8,233
18	Andaman cobra on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.500	8,489
19	Siamese spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.471	9,134
20	Naja nigricincta on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.441	9,605
21	Javan spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.412	9,756
22	Snouted cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.382	10,068
23	Equatorial spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.353	13,278
24	Red spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.324	14,388
25	Samar cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.294	15,066
26	Mozambique spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.265	18,257
27	Black-necked spitting cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.235	23,376
28	Chinese cobra on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.206	24,918
29	Cape cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.176	29,527
30	Forest cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.147	34,450
31	Philippine cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.118	35,058
32	Caspian cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.088	36,296
33	Monocled cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.059	53,602
34	Egyptian cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.029	70,034
35	Indian cobra on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	180,772

FAQ

What is the rarest species of cobra?

Naja obscura is the rarest species of cobra in this ranking, with 484 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of cobra are there?

There are 35 species of cobra in this ranking, from Naja obscura (rarest) to Indian cobra (most common).

What is the most common species of cobra?

Indian cobra is the most common species of cobra in this ranking, with 180,772 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.