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Animal profile
Ophiophagus hannah
The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world, regularly exceeding three metres. Despite the common name it is not a true cobra of the genus Naja but sits in its own genus, distinguished by its diet and its habit of building a nest. It feeds mainly on other snakes.