#elapids

[snototter]

A yellow lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

by Maxime Briola

[americasboytoy]

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[dougdimmadodo]

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Family: Elapidae (Elapid family)

IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable 

Strictly speaking, the King Cobra is not a cobra at all, and is more closely related to the mambas (true cobras belong to the genus Naja, while the King Cobra is the sole living member of the genus Ophiophagus, meaning “snake eater.”) Typically found deep in forests in southern and south-eastern Asia, it is the longest venomous snake in the world (growing to lengths of up to 5 meters), and specialises in hunting other snakes by wrestling them to the ground with its powerful body and delivering an extremely deadly bite. King Cobras breed from January to April and, unusually among snakes, both parents stay to protect their eggs, which the female lays among leaf litter. Despite the species’ fearsome reputation, large size and habit of defensively rearing up to a considerable height and hissing when threatened, King Cobras are timid animals that are much more likely to flee than fight when disturbed (bites to humans, though potentially deadly, are extremely rare.) Habitat loss as a result of deforestation, conflicts with humans and poaching for the alleged medicinal properties of their skin and bones or to be kept as exotic pets mean that King Cobra populations are currently in decline.

Image source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30472-Ophiophagus-hannah

[celticmoontoad]

Have tonight’s paint doodle, a fiery cobra.

[zoeslight]

A stunning photo of one of the Eastern Browns I had while I was snake handling

[moresnakes-blog]

A cool keeper mentality: I want this species but I cannot afford/give this species the correct care or guarantee my personal circumstances. So I will admire, handle and love said species without the need to impulse buy and expose them to my less than ideal husbandry.

[exotic-venom]

(Bungarus multicinctus) many-banded krait Venom Characteristics: Extremely potent neurotoxin. Local symptoms minimal. Bite usually felt as a pin-prick followed by slight itching, numbness, or redness; local swelling minimal. Systemic symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, ptosis, inability to speak, swallow, or open mouth, chest tightness, & breathing difficulties. Human fatalities due to bites by this spp. have been reported.

[snototter]

A banded Malayan coral snake (Calliophis intestinalis) in Pahang, Malaysia

by Roy Kittrell