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Cobra is any of several species of snake usually belonging to the family Elapidae.
Cobra or COBRA may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Fictional entities
- Cobra Command, a terrorist organization in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero universe
- Cobra Commander the organization's leader
- Cobra (comics), various Marvel Comics characters
- Cobra Unit, in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martian Empire in the third season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Film and television
- Cobra (1925 film), starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi
- Cobra (1986 film), starring Sylvester Stallone
- Cobra (2012 film), starring Mammootty
- Cobra (2014 film), Indian film
- The Cobra (film), starring Dana Andrews
- Cobra (TV series), starring Michael Dudikoff
- Cobra Video, an American company producer of gay pornographic films
Literature
- COBRA (action-adventure novels), by Joseph R. Rosenberger
- COBRA (science fiction novels), by Timothy Zahn
- Cobra (manga), a manga by Buichi Terasawa
- The Cobra (novel), by Frederick Forsyth
Music
- Cobra Records, an independent record label (1956-1959)
- Cobra (Japanese band), a Japanese punk band
- Cobra (Chinese band), a Chinese all-female rock band
- Mad Cobra, or simply Cobra (born 1968), stage name of Jamaican musician Ewart Everton Brown
- "Cobra", a 2004 song by the band Winnebago Deal
- Cobra (Zorn), a musical composition by John Zorn
- "C.O.B.R.A." (Marie-Mai song)
- The Cobras, a local Austin band in the late 1970s which featured Stevie Ray Vaughan
- "Cobra", a song by Hardwell
Roller coasters
- Cobra (La Ronde), Canada
- Cobra, a rooler coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, California
- Cobra (Tivoli Friheden), Denmark
- Cobra (PowerPark), Finland
Other uses in arts and entertainment
- COBRA (avant-garde movement), active from 1948 to 1951
Government and police
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act, a U.S. act of 1982
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a United States federal statute, or health insurance provided under the act
- Cabinet Office Briefing Room, used by a UK government crisis response committee
- Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, an Indian paramilitary unit
- EKO Cobra, an Austrian counter-terror police squad
Places
- Cobra Station, a sheep station in Western Australia
- Ilha das Cobras, one of the islands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Products and companies
- Cobra Beer, produced in the UK
- Cobra Golf, a brand of golf clubs and outdoor equipment
- The Cobra Group, a marketing company
- Cobra Energy Drink, an energy drink produced by Philippines-based Asia Brewery
Science and technology
Vehicles
Automobiles
- AC Cobra, a British sports car built in the 1960s, known in the US as Ford/Shelby AC Cobra
- Cobra, a 1960s Ford Shelby Mustang variant
- Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, a sports car built by Ford since 1993
- Ford Falcon Cobra, a limited edition of the Ford Falcon
- Ford Shelby Cobra Concept, a 2004 Ford concept car based on the 1960s Cobra
- Torino Cobra, a 1968–1971 model of the Ford Torino
Military vehicles
- HMS Cobra (1899), a British Royal Navy destroyer
- USS Cobra (SP-626), a U.S. Navy patrol boat
- ACEC Cobra, a Belgian Army armored personnel carrier
- Bell AH-1 Cobra, a U.S. Army attack helicopter
- Cobra BMT-2 APC, an Iranian armored personnel carrier
- Otokar Cobra, a Turkish light armoured vehicle
- Cobra, nickname for the Northrop YF-17 fighter aircraft prototype, later redesigned as the F/A-18 Hornet
Other vehicles
- Cobra (tram), in Zürich, Switzerland
- Evektor VUT100 Cobra, a Czech light aircraft
Weapons
- Cobra (missile), a Swiss/German anti-tank missile
- Colt Cobra, a line of small-caliber revolvers
- Cobra submachine gun, a 9-mm semi-automatic weapon of Rhodesian origin
Other uses in science and technology
- Cobra (programming language), a computer programming language
- Combined bisulfite restriction analysis, a molecular biology technique
- COBRA rocket engine, proposed by Pratt & Whitney-Aerojet for the US Space Launch Initiative
- Ericofon, or Cobra Phone, a landmark of 20th century industrial design
- COBRA, or counter-battery radar
- CoBra, an automobile engine made by Crosley
- CobraNet, a proprietary system for transmitting digital audio over Ethernet
Sports and fitness
Teams/clubs
- Adelaide Cobras FC, an Australian soccer club
- Cape Cobras, a cricket team based in Cape Town, South Africa
- Bangkok Cobras, an Asean Basketball League team
- Carolina Cobras, a former Arena Football team (2000-2004)
- Charlotte Cobras, a Major Indoor Lacrosse League team in 1996
- Chicago Cobras, a former American women's soccer club (2003-2004)
- Cleveland Cobras, an American soccer club
- Cobras de Ciudad Juárez, a Mexican football club
- COBRA Rugby Club of Malaysia
- Nordsjælland Cobras, a Danish ice hockey team
- Terrebonne Cobras, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team
People
- Jeff Farmer (wrestler) (born 1962), an American professional wrestler with the ring name Cobra
- Carl Froch (born 1977), a boxing world champion nicknamed The Cobra
- Juan José Muñante (born 1948), soccer player known as The Cobra
- Dave Parker (born 1951), former Major League Baseball player known as The Cobra
- George Takano (born 1958), Japanese professional wrestler known as The Cobra
Other uses in sport and fitness
- Bhujangasana, a yoga posture known as Cobra Pose
- The Cobra, a wrestling move used by Santino Marella (born 1979)
Other uses
- Operation Cobra, a 1944 World War II battle
- Pugachev's Cobra, an aerobatics manoeuvre
- Typhoon Cobra (1944), a Pacific storm
See also
- Cobra effect, a phenomenon in economics
- Cobra roll, a roller coaster inversion
- CORBA, a computer communications standard
- All pages beginning with "Cobra"
- All pages with titles containing "Cobra"