Description
Ophiophagus elaps
Date 1875
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Ophiophagus elaps
New Latin name Ophiophagus hannah
Common name Nederlands: Koningscobra
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ophiophagus_elaps_-_1875_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11800117.tif

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.