#1834 · 🦎 reptiles

Northern King Cobra

🇳🇱 Koningscobra ·Ophiophagus hannah

VUvulnerable 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Rohit Giri · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Daniel Liepack · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © John Clough · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Puttaraju Kenchappa · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Hong Kong Island, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, HK:© primate1 · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. ตำบล หมูสี อำเภอปากช่อง นครราชสีมา 30130 ประเทศไทย:© Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Guangdong, CN:© ong-siau-kun · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Tai Mo Shan, NT, HK:© Tommy · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Lawrence Hylton · CC BY 4.0
10. © Edward · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The king cobra ( Ophiophagus hannah ), also known as the hamadryad , is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia. It is threatened by habitat destruction and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2010. It is the world's longest venomous snake. 1 ft) long. 2 ft).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 657iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
657 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Theodore Edward Cantor in 1836 (190 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.