King Cobra: Largest Dangerous Poisonous Snake in the world

King Cobra is the world's largest and longest venomous snake. King cobra (Ophiophagus Hanna), also known as Hamadriad, is a poisonous snake species of the Elapidae family, native to the forests from India to Southeast Asia. The king cobra is a prominent symbol in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. King Cobra is the national reptile of India. It is threatened by habitat destruction and has been listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2010. Usually it grows to 15.7 meters tall. Weight is approximately 8 kg. Its life span is 20 years. Its poison has the most effect on the brain. Its bite has a 75% chance of dying. King Cobra eats other snakes and mountain spurs as food. Hence its species name is "Ophiophagus" In Greek, Ophiophagus means snake-eating.King Cobra's skin is olive green, with black and white bands on the head. The head is covered with 15 drab colored and black edged shields. The muzzle is round, and the tongue is black. Like other cobra snakes, this snake can lift up to a third of its length. The snake bounces off the bed when it is confronted. King Cobra lives in the dense jungles of India, South China, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Most prefer to live in places with ponds and ponds. It can swim well in waterThe main food for King Cobra is other snakes. It prefers to eat mostly non-venomous snakes. But it also eats poisonous snakes. Rarely do other King Cobras also eat. If there is a shortage of food, it eats lizards and also other small creatures. Its digestion is very slow. So Cobra has once eaten heavy it can stay without food for months. King cobra venom is made of proteins and polypeptides. It is made in specialized salivary glands. These toxins are located behind the eyes of the King Cobra body.King cobra fangs are 8 to 10 millimeters long. The venomous organism enters the body through these fangs when bitten. Although its venom is not more dangerous than other snakes, the toxic effect is very high because it injects more amount of venom to other species. King Cobra can deliver multiple bites in a single attack; this snake venom has a profound effect on the nervous system of the body. This toxic effect can cause severe pain, blurred vision, dizziness and paralysis throughout the body. Within a few minutes the blood supply to the heart slows. This causes the creature that is bitten to become unconscious for a while. Difficult to breathe can cause death quickly.King Cobra also smells just like other snakes with its tongue. Jacobson's organ absorbs the odor from other organisms. When a food is near, it detects how far the food is by pushing its tongue in and out. Its focus is even close to 100 meters. The king cobra is the only snake that builds a nest using dry leave litters to hatch eggs. The snake is worshiped as the "Nagaraja" in the southern Indian state of Kerala. In Kerala, the snake known as "Nair" is worshiped as "Kavu". At the moment, two companies are making antivenom for King Cobra. The first is the Red Cross Institute in Thailand and the second is the Central Research Institute, India. These drugs are not widely available because these two companies produce less.