the.com/king cobra
The only snake that builds a nest — motherhood with a neurotoxic bite.
means The world's longest venomous snake, a hooded hunter of other snakes whose bite delivers enough neurotoxin to drop an elephant.
from Despite the name, it's not a true cobra at all — it belongs to its own genus, Ophiophagus, Greek for 'snake-eater,' which is exactly what sets it apart from the Naja cobras. 'King' was tacked on by English speakers simply for its size and fearsome reputation, ruler of the snake world by sheer scale rather than taxonomy.
- actual size
- grows up to 18 feet long
- scientific status
- not a true cobra, different genus entirely
- venom trick
- bite delivers enough to kill an elephant
- diet
- eats almost exclusively other snakes