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king cobra
noun
: a large cobra (Ophiophagus hannah synonym Naja hannah) of southeastern Asia and the Philippines that may attain a length of 18 feet (5.5 meters)
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Kim Kardashian called Swift a snake on social media and the singer turned it into — at the time — a record breaking tour complete with a gigantic king cobra stage prop.
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The zoo's king cobra, His Majesty, is trained to enter a tube for medical exams.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Today, the king cobra remains a powerful symbol of the natural world’s majesty and fragility.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Black mambas can stretch to 14 feet, and the longest king cobra ever recorded was 19 feet.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The zoo's king cobra, His Majesty, is trained to enter a tube for medical exams.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Today, the king cobra remains a powerful symbol of the natural world’s majesty and fragility.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Black mambas can stretch to 14 feet, and the longest king cobra ever recorded was 19 feet.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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king cobra
noun
king co·bra
ˈkiŋ-ˈkō-brə 
: a large and very venomous cobra of the genus Ophiophagus (O. hannah synonym Naja hannah) of southeastern Asia and the Philippines that may attain a length of 18 feet (5.5 meters)
called also hamadryad
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