Description
Trimeresurus ophiophagus - kop
Date 1837
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Schlegel, H. Essai sur la Physionomie des Serpens. Planches, Cartes et Tableaux. La Haye. J.Kips, J.HZ. et W.P. van Stockum, 1837. Pl. XVII, no. 10,11. (signatuur: 102:6 / 102:7)
Old Latin name Trimeresurus ophiophagus
New Latin name Ophiophagus hannah
Common name Nederlands: Koningscobra
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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.