King Cobras
Ophiophagus
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia. This serpent is the world's longest venomous snake. Adult king cobras are 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) long. The longest known individual measured 5.85 m (19.2 ft). Despite the word "cobra" in its common name, this species does not belong to genus Naja but the sole member of its own. It preys chiefly on...
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Northern King Cobra
speciesOphiophagus hannah
Sunda King Cobra
speciesOphiophagus bungarus
Western Ghats King Cobra
speciesOphiophagus kaalinga
Luzon King Cobra
speciesOphiophagus salvatana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30471.