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Snakes

King
Cobra

Vulnerable

Decreasing

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra is a very famous snake found in many South-east Asian countries. Due to its large size and fascinating hood display it is well known to people interested in reptiles. This is the largest venomous snake of world, also the only snake which is known for building nest of dead leaves to incubate eggs. Due to very large and heavy body marked with light bands it can be easily identified. However even with a fascinating size and venom potency there are very few dead or bite records from King Cobra because it avoids encountering with humans and usually try to move away instead of being aggressive quickly.

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Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    ৰাজফেঁটী সাপ
  • Bengali:
    শঙ্খচূড়, পদ্ম গোখরা, রাজ গোখরা
  • Hindi:
    नागराज
  • Kannada:
    ಕಾಳಿಂಗ ಸರ್ಪ
  • Malayalam:
    രാജവെമ്പാല
  • Marathi:
    नागराज, वडलो, गिम, दिवड नागीण
  • Oriya:
    ଅହିରାଜ
  • Sanskrit:
    काळिङ्गसर्प
  • Tamil:
    கருநாகம், இராச நாகம்
  • Telugu:
    కింగ్ కోబ్రా
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Taxanomy

SQUAMATA
ELAPIDAE
Ophiophagus hannah

Venom Status

Venomous

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