POISONOUS SNAKES IN INDIA
About 2000 species of snakes found in the world and out of this, 272 species are found in India. The range of these snakes is from the 10cm long worm snake to more than 6 meter long pythons and king cobras. About 10% of world’s snake species are found in India and 80% of them are non-poisonous. India has only about 58 species of venomous snakes and 4 species of snakes that are dangerous to man. They are Cobras, Krait, Russell’s viper and Saw-scaled viper. 1. King Cobra Scientific name: Ophiophagus hannah King cobra is the third largest snake in India. King cobra is one of the most courageous, poisonous and aggressive snake. The body is blackish brown with lighter bands running throughout its e...