King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Picture Title: King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) The King cobra is the longest of the venomous land snakes, growing up to 18.5 feet (5.7 meters) in length. The snake's venom is a potent neurotoxin that kills around 75% of its human victims. The king cobra lives in much of mainland India, southern China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and throughout the dense highland forests of southeastern Asia, but not Sri Lanka. Asia

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