A Quiver of Cobras

Four cobras shivering in Arctic snow while wearing winter hats, scarves and earmuffs.

A group of cobras is called a quiver. “Quiver” is a fittingly dramatic word for one of the most recognizable snakes on the planet, and it works on two levels. It can suggest the trembling apprehension a person feels facing down a hooded cobra mid-display, or, more literally, the way a cobra’s raised hood and … Read more