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northern king cobra

snake
Also known as: Ophiophagus hannah
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    …divided into four species: the northern king cobra (O. hannah), whose geographic range spans eastern Pakistan and northern and eastern India; the Western Ghats king cobra (O. kaalinga), which inhabits upland habitats in the Western Ghats of southwestern India; the Sunda king cobra (O. bungarus), which can be found from…

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    …divided into four species: the northern king cobra (O. hannah), whose geographic range spans eastern Pakistan and northern and eastern India; the Western Ghats king cobra (O. kaalinga), which inhabits upland habitats in the Western Ghats of southwestern India; the Sunda king cobra (O. bungarus), which can be found from…

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