The most famous cobra is probably the spectacled cobra. It is named for its distinctive, spectacle-shaped markings on its hood. When a fakir is shown with a dancing snake in movies, it is usually a spectacled cobra. Also famous is the king cobra. At 5.59 meters, it is the longest venomous snake in the world. It may be surprising, but cobras also have enemies. The Indian mongoose, a small, weasel-like predator, is extremely agile and evades the cobra's attacks until it becomes exhausted and vulnerable.