Question

The biggest snake ¡n venomous snakes is
A. King cobra
B. Ptyas
C. Python
D. Pit viper

Answer 1

Hint: The king cobra is a limbless vertebrate and its scientific name is Naja naja. It is a member of the order Squamata and its class is Reptilia. It is found mainly in forests in India and Southeast Asia.

Step by step answer:India is home to nearly 10 % of the total snakes found globally. Approximately, there are 300 species of snakes including both poisonous and non-poisonous found in India. Poisonous snakes include cobra, viper, and krait. Non-poisonous snakes include are rat-snake, water-snake. Naja naja is one of the most poisonous snake species of the Indian subcontinent. It is known as spectacled cobra or Nag. The king cobra is the longest venomous snakes in the world. Its average length is 3 to 4 meters (9.8 to 13.1 feet) in length. Its average weight is about 5-6 kg. Snakes are nutritionally carnivorous. They are predators and prey on frogs and rodents, lizards, and birds. One king cobra genus Ophiophagus specialized in eating other snakes. On attack, cobra injects venom into the prey and its poison quickly breaks down nervous systems and paralyzes their prey.
Thus, Option A. king cobra is the correct answer.
Additional information:
Indian rock python commonly called Ajgar in Hindi, the largest non-venomous snake species found in
India. Indian python found from the hill forests of the Western Ghats and Assam and in grasslands,
swamps, marshes, rocky foothills, and woodlands of the Deccan plateau.

Note: The king cobra is now protected in India under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). As per the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 a person can be imprisoned for up to 6 years if one found guilty of killing the snake.