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Old 10-09-2007, 03:25 PM   #1
Skunky
King Cobra Taxonomy

I'm just curious if anyone here knows why the King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) is not considered a "true" cobra and classified under the genus Naja?

Yes, it eats other snakes (cobras even)...hence it's name ophiophagus, but is this all there is to it, or is there some other taxonomic reasoning for having it's own genus?
 
 


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