IMG_9845-1(W) Sub-adult Malayan King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) by a slope

            Also known as the Hamadryad.
Toxicity: Highly venomous (fatal if left untreated)
Length: About 2.5 meter (8.2 ft.), maximum length for this species is about 5.85 meter (19.2 ft.).
Location: Malay Peninsula
The team was called to captured /rescued this king cobra (KC) from someone's plantation estate and had been hand over to my associate for release right after my photo session.

Fun facts:
-KC built nest to regulate the temperature @ incubate their eggs (the only snake in world that does that).
-KC guard their eggs (about 100 days)
-KC can control the amount of venom it inject into its prey. India has on average 45,000-50,000 death cases per year (by the Big Four Venomous Snakes i.e., Spectacled Cobra, Russell's Viper, Saw-Scaled Viper and & Common Krait) but only 5 death cases are accounted for by King Cobra (Source: Nat Geo Wild).

Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.
   

Taken on: January 2, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, 1/90 sec, 60mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Exposure Time:	0.011 sec (1/90)
Focal Length:	60mm
ISO:	160
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
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