The hooded Cobra is generally depicted in a coiled or undulating position or in the form of a double helix.
It is that race of ‘wise serpents’ whose totem was the Hooded Cobra found inscribed on the soapstone seals of the Indus Valley Civilization who are the Nagas of Indian philosophy, and that is why the Cobra, known as Nag or Naga, has been raised throughout the country to the rank of a Divine Being.
One legend has it that the ‘eyes’ or spectacles’ on the rear of the species of Cobras’ hoods were given to it by Gautama the Buddha as protection against the attacks of Garuda the Eagle, arch enemy of the Cobras.
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