King Cobra

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World-longest venomous snake, the king cobra haunts South and Southeast Asian forests, lifting its hooded head a meter high when alarmed. A specialist snake-eater, it stalks pythons and kraits by day. Logging and wildlife trade now shrink its bamboo-lined realm.
Technical factsheet
Type:Reptile
Habitat:Forest
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:Asia
Size:3–5.8 m length
Weight:6–9 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:20 years in the wild
Habitat: The King Cobra can be found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam