Description
English: sundarban
Date 18 May 2005, 17:08:26
Author Anirnoy
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KING_COBRA.jpg

The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Asia, and is found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia. This species is the world's longest venomous snake, with a maximum length (including tail) of 5.6 to 5.7 m. Despite the word "cobra" in its common name, this snake is not a member of the Naja genus (the "true cobras"), which contains most cobra species, but the sole member of its own genus.