Sequencing runs inside this bioproject for this species here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX19998170 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX19998171 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX19998172 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX19998173 SRA accession is part of bioproject PRJNA955401 listed in the paper. GigaByte In China, 65 types of venomous snakes exist, with the Chinese Cobra Naja atra being prominent and a major cause of snakebites in humans. Furthermore, N. atra is a protected animal in some areas, as it has been listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Recently, due to the medical value of snake venoms, venomics has experienced growing research interest. In particular, genomic resources are crucial for understanding the molecular mechanisms of venom production. Here, we report a highly continuous genome assembly of N. atra, based on a snake sample from Huangshan, Anhui, China. The size of this genome is 1.67 Gb, while its repeat content constitutes 37.8% of the genome. A total of 26,432 functional genes were annotated. This data provides an essential resource for studying venom production in N. atra. It may also provide guidance for the protection of this species. 2023-11-20 The genome assembly and annotation of the Chinese cobra, Naja atra hefengping@outlook.com Fengping He huguohai@cngb.org Guohai Hu Jiangang Wang China National GeneBank Yunnan Agricultural University Scott C Edmunds RSA MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCqIF9Dg4okiaAKT+UTuNXIOywdWCNelLsR2JT84EGEVG6gBe/oPr+QgLpqSunt/VpDvhRGGenzA7HOpj0lRpHc6hDfmCtxzDz4g/YAryak5AeIxIyJ+S6gSDe/bsIBkQgXhDBsP0ZtpwTZ6Rqto2SMmektXz9Dv+2WbpLH6zsE3wIDAQAB Whole genome sequence with annotations also available in GigaDB: http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/102476