The Philippine Cobra is a stocky, highly venomous spitting cobra

Cobra

Cobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...

 native to the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. The Philippine Cobra is called "ulupong" in Tagalog and "Agwason" in Cebuano-Bisaya.
The Philippine cobra is a stocky snake of medium length that has long cervical ribs capable of expanding, so that when threatened a hood can be formed. The average length of this species is 1 metres (3.3 ft). The species can grow to lengths of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) However, sub-populations of the species, particularly specimens from Mindoro Island, are said to attain lengths of 2 metres (6.6 ft), but these are unverified and unconfirmed claims. If true, however, 2 metres (6.6 ft) would be very rare and would be considered the absolute maximum for this species.