Common Name: King Cobra Scientific Name: Ophiophagus hannan Photographer: Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright: © 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton Date: 2005/07/27 Location: Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Maryland

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This is the largest venomous snake in the world reaching lenghs up to 18 feet. Its neurotoxic and cardiotoxic bite yields a venom dose of 175-300 mg. A fatal human dose is 30 mg. The King Cobra lives in tropical Asia and Philippines near streams in forests, and adjacent to agricultural areas. It eats almost exclusively other snakes.