Walterinnesia aegyptia known commonly as desert black snakes or black desert cobras, which are endemic to the Middle East. Photographed in Israel

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Size: 3111px × 2074px
Location: Negev desert, Israel
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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