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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.
The forest cobra is Africa's largest cobra of the genus Naja [8] and possibly the largest of all the true cobra (Naja) species in the world. [ 7 ] [ 19 ] The length of an average adult is 1.4 to 2.2 m (4.6 to 7.2 ft), and they regularly attain lengths of 2.7 m (8.9 ft), [ 8 ] [ 20 ] and lengths up to 3.2 m (10 ft) have been recorded in the wild.
Elapids are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas and marine forms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Members of the family have a wide range of sizes, from the 18 cm (7.1 in) white-lipped snake to the 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) king cobra.
In the same year, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) was passed as part of an international agreement to prevent the global trade of endangered wildlife. [2] In 1980, the World Conservation Strategy was developed by the IUCN with help from the UN Environmental Programme, World Wildlife Fund ...
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 .
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
Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much darker history. Trophy hunters in the 19th century considered ...
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 ...