The head is elliptical, depressed, slightly distinct from the neck with a short, rounded snout and large nostrils.

[5] This species is endemic to the central Dry Zone of Myanmar, spanning the Mandalay, Magway, and Sagaing Divisions.

[5] This species occurs in the central Dry Zone of Myanmar, an area that receives less than 1,000 mm (39 in) of rain annually.

Mandalay spitting cobras are alert and defensive snakes, quickly raising their forebodies and spreading a broad hood when faced with a threat.

In addition to spitting, this species will often also charge forward towards the threat while hissing loudly, even try to bite.

However, as a species of spitting cobra the venom likely has a cytotoxic and post-synaptic neurotoxic properties.