What is the shared, defining physical characteristic of the snakes grouped as "true cobras"?
Answer
Spreading a hood when threatened
The characteristic that unites the African and Asian cobras within the *Naja* genus, differentiating them from others like the King Cobra, is their ability to flatten their necks into a wide hood when feeling provoked or cornered.
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