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The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia.With an average of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [2] it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest.
[2] [3] The British government, concerned about the number of venomous cobras in Delhi, offered a bounty for every dead cobra. Initially, this was a successful strategy; large numbers of snakes were killed for the reward. Eventually, however, people began to breed cobras for the income.
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
This week's featured article is "The Endangered Species Act at 50" by Tate Watkins. This audio was generated using AI trained on the voice of Katherine Mangu-Ward .
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The two species of shield-nosed cobras, the Cape coral snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) and the shield-nosed cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus) [4]: p.76 The two species of black desert cobras or desert black snakes, Walterinnesia aegyptia and Walterinnesia morgani , neither of which rears upwards and produces a hood when threatened [ 4 ] : p.65
In 2023, thanks to Barman’s work, the stork was moved from endangered status under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s classification to “near threatened.” Their ...
Spitting cobras belong to the Elapidae, which comprises snakes including cobras, mambas, coral snakes, kraits, taipans, death adders and sea snakes. [2] Many snakes use their venom as both a defensive and predatory mechanism, and this includes the spitting cobras.