Naja haje (Linnaeus, 1758).

Length up to 2000 mm. The largest snake in the region; the head is depressed with a moderately broad snout and a large eye with a round pupil; the body is cylindrical and stout; the tail is moderately long. When threatened, it raises the anterior part of the body and flares its distinctive hood. The color is yellowish-grey. The Egyptian Cobra inhabits the cultivated fields and is most often encountered on a river or canal banks in the dense vegetation. It is both crepuscular and diurnal and feeds mainly on frogs and toads together with small birds and mammals. It is an aggressive snake and attacks viciously when cornered; it is venomous and dangerous. Eight to thirty-three eggs are laid and the incubation lasts for 48-52 days. This snake is found in the Nile Valley and Delta, Faiyum, and the Western Mediterranean Coastal Desert. It is widespread but uncommon throughout its range, which extends throughout North Africa and south to Kenya.

Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758).

Length up to 1440 mm. The head is elongated and distinct from the neck; its snout is moderately long; the eye is rather large with a round pupil. The body is cylindrical, long, and slender; the tail is long and tapered. The color is greyish-olive with longitudinal yellowish stripes; underpart is yellowish. The African Beauty Snake inhabits the agricultural lands and is found in cultivated areas such as gardens and on canal banks. It is diurnal; feeds on lizards, young birds, and small rodents; sometimes frogs and toads. This is a rear-fanged snake that is mildly venomous, but it is not dangerous. Up to 15 eggs are laid and the incubation period lasts for nearly three months. In Egypt, this fairly common and widespread snake is found in the Nile Valley and Delta; elsewhere it is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.