General Information
King Cobra Scientific Cassification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species: O. Hannah
The largest poisonous snake would be the King Cobra(Ophiophagus hanna), the Latin wordOphiophagus means "Snake-eater". The king cobras average size is 13-14 ft. (3.96-4.26m) weighing around 20 lbs (9 kg), they can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m) weighing over 40lbs. (18.1436kgs.) and lives in the Rainforest's and grasslands of Southeast Asia, India and China. Color is generally tan, olive-green or black with faint pale yellow cross bands, the females lay around 50 eggs in a constructed nest where they will guard and incubate them faithfully for 60 to 80 days, the young are called Hatchlings and about 1.5 ft. (50cm ) long at birth, the King cobra is very fast and agile with an average lifespan of about 20 years.
Although not the most toxic of poisonous snakes a king cobra can kill an elephant with one bite, the king cobra tracks by site and smell then kills it's prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it's preferred diet is mainly other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well. King Cobras are aggressive and will rear up to confront the intruder where most other cobras will slither away and hide. The only predators are the mongoose and man.
About 20 years on average
King Cobras live in herd of 6 . A herd of King Cobras is called a quiver.
King cobras only live wild in the tropics and subtropics, so they have no need to hibernate at all, and thus they don't.
King Cobras live mainly in forests.
probably
They live mainly inforestedareas
They are snakes.
hot weather
No, fortunately for Brazil, they live in Asia.
The King Cobra is the longest of all venomous snakes. They can be up to about 18 feet, 5 metres. They live in the jungle of Asia.
They live with its own kind before the eggs hatch
King Cobras are usally located in Egypt.
No. Cobras are not native to Africa. They live in India, Southeast Asia and southern East Asia.