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KING COBRAS
Ophiophagus (GENUS)
NOTE THAT AS OF 2024 THERE ARE 4 SPECIES OF KING COBRAS
Highly Venomous - Extremely Dangerous

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Distribution:- South and Southeast Asia
Comments:- Grows to around  3m to 4m (10ft–13ft) total length
NOTE THAT AS OF 2024 THERE ARE 4 SPECIES OF KING COBRAS
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COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
DISTRIBUTION
Sunda King Cobra Ophiophagus bungarus  Sunda Shelf region, including the Malay Peninsula, Greater Sunda Islands, and parts of the southern Philippines.
Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad Ophiophagus hannah Eastern Pakistan, northern and eastern India, central Thailand, Indo-Burma, Indo-China, and the Andaman Islands
Western Ghats King Cobra  Ophiophagus kaalinga  India (Karnataka)
Luzon King Cobra  Ophiophagus salvatana Philippine Islands (Luzon)


King Cobra (Ophiophagus sp,)
King Cobra (Ophiophagus sp.)


King Cobra (Ophiophagus sp,)
King Cobra (Ophiophagus sp.)


King Cobra (Ophiophagus sp,)
King Cobra (Ophiophagus sp.)


Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) prior to shedding its skin at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia
Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) prior to shedding its skin at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia


Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) prior to shedding its skin at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia
Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) prior to shedding its skin at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia


Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) photographed at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia
Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) photographed at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia


Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) photographed at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia
Northern King Cobra or Hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) photographed at Phnom Tamao Zoo, Cambodia


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