The King

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I am talking about the icon of the snake world. The overused slitherer that you've seen in every action movie involving a villain: the King Cobra. It is truly the king, not only due to its venom, but also its sheer size. The King Cobra reaches 18 feet in adulthood and can straighten one-third of its body and stare a full grown man straight in the eyes. Though they are not the most venomous -that title is held by the Fierce Snake- it is the largest venomous snake known to man. Though they are not the most venomous, they are a force to be reckoned with. With a single bite (about 7 milliliters of fluid) , their neurotoxin can kill up to 20 men or a single elephant. They are more likely to leave humans alone, but are very aggressive when threatened. I suppose you would be too if your life is possibly in danger.

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Their habitats are usually rainforests and plains where they can be found in trees, on the ground, or near a source of water. I suppose I learned something new because I thought they lived in desert regions, but those are rattlesnakes. They like in southeastern Asia where they prey on other snakes, small mammals, eggs, and lizards. A fun fact is that they actually lay their eggs in nests which they guard with their lives until they hatch. This is not a common characteristic in snakes. We actually have to separate our snakes from their babies to keep them from eating the newborns. These snakes are also found as religious symbols in many tribes and are the choice snakes of snake charmers. They do not really have the same kind of hearing we do. Instead, they sense large amounts of vibration. So, they do not care about the music from a snake charmer's flute. They are purely intrigued by the shape and movement.

Scientific name: Ophiophagus hannah

Links: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/king-cobra/
http://www.arkive.org/king-cobra/ophiophagus-hannah/