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King Cobras by Lawson W

King Cobras are amazing. They are the largest venomous snake on earth. They live in Southeast Asia and parts of India and are one of the most dangerous snakes. King cobras are not the most venomous snake, but they let out enough poison at once to kill twenty people or an elephant.

King cobras can be olive green, tan, or black and have faint, yellow, cross bands down the length of their body. They are not at risk of going extinct. Despite their large size, they are fast and agile.They weigh up to 20 pounds and can grow up to 18 feet long.

The males are larger than the females. King cobras lay from 20-40 eggs at once and are the only snake in the world that build nests for their young.

When threatened, king cobras will raise one third of their body, show their fangs and hiss. When they hiss, it sounds like a growling dog! King cobras eat lizards, birds,and rodents but, most commonly another snake called the rat snake.They have half inch fangs!