Western Black Desert Cobra

Walterinnesia is a genus of venomous elapid snake, also known as the desert black snake or black desert cobra. W. aegyptia was long considered to be the only species within the genus. However, it was recently found that the eastern populations actually represent a different species, W. morgani. W. aegyptia is entirely black in color, and has highly shiny scales. W. morgani differs in having a juvenile pattern of reddish crossbars on the back, and lower...