What are King Cobras?
Its scientific name is Ophiophagus Hannah. King cobras can grow up to 18 feet long, making them the longest venomous snakes in the world. They have short, hollow fangs, which measure less than a half an inch. It is one of the snakes that prey on other snakes. It eats pythons and smaller members of its own species. It is uniformly olive, brown, or green in color with rings like cross bands of black. It protects itself by biting, and spitting venom. The King Cobras venom is also called neurotoxin. It is capable of spraying venom from a distance of 2.4 m (8 ft.). Their venom is not the most potent among venomous snakes, but the amount of neurotoxin they can deliver in a single bite is enough to kill 20 people, or even an elephant. King cobras are basically shy and will avoid humans whenever possible, but they are fiercely aggressive when cornered. When it is excited or scared it will spread the lose skin on its neck into a hood. There are false eyespots on the hood which is used to scare
