The average adult body length of beaked cobras is 130 – 220 cm, with a maximum of 230 cm. Male beaked cobras are usually larger than female beaked cobras. The neck expands like other cobras, the neck expands to 12 -16 cm wide. The muzzle is not wide, but very protruding, and the round pupils make the eyes appear large. The body is stout cylindrical and has a long tail.

The beaked cobra is found in savannah, semi-desert and rocky outcropping areas, as well as in gardens or under houses in human settlements. They will enter poultry cages, beak cobras will find a fixed nest in termite nests, rock crevices, tree holes, dense vegetation, they are not very aggressive to people, but if you corner him It would stand up, swell its neck, and intimidate. Rapid attack if warning is ineffective.