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  King Cobra

 

Strong neurotoxic venom, deadly! Can kill water buffalo and elephants. Without administration of anti-venom it can be fatal for humans in less than an hour.

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With a body length between 200 and 540 centimeters, the King Cobra is the world's longest venomous snake. Its hood is longer and narrower than that of common cobras, and it also has pairs of prominent occipital scales on its head.

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