Ophiophagus elaps, Print, The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), also known as the hamadryad, is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia. It is threatened by habitat destruction and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2010. It is the world's longest venomous king cobras are to 4 m ( to ft) long. The longest known individual measured m ( ft). Despite the word cobra in its common name, this species does not belong to the genus Naja, the true cobras, but is the sole member of its ow

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