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Definition of Ophiophagus

Ophiophagus
Ophiophagus O`phi*oph"a*gus, n. [NL. See Ophiophagous.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes. Ophiophagus elaps is said to be the largest and most deadly of poisonous snakes.

Meaning of Ophiophagus from wikipedia

- The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a venomous snake endemic to Asia. The sole member of the genus Ophiophagus, it is not taxonomically a true cobra...
- upwards and producing a hood when threatened The king cobra or hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah) The two species of tree cobras, Goldie's tree cobra (Pseudohaje...
- Lycodon ophiophagus, the snake-eater wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Thailand. Vogel, G. (2012). "Lycodon ophiophagus"...
- herpetologist Romulus Whitaker. Whitaker saw his very first king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) here in 1971. He was also extremely taken by the reverence the...
- is distinct from the king cobra which belongs to the monotypic genus Ophiophagus. The Indian cobra is revered in Hindu mythology and culture, and is often...
- Ophiophagus hannah...
- venom of the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Yamakawa Y, Omori-Satoh T (1988). "A protease in the venom of king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah): purification...
- CITES Apenndix lists. Some of the protected species are: Vulnerable: Ophiophagus hannah (King cobra) Austrelaps labialis (Pygmy copperhead) Denisonia...
- instead each belong to monotypic genera Hemachatus (the rinkhals) and Ophiophagus (the king cobra/hamadryad). Until recently, the genus Naja had 20 to...
- Venom toxins of the desert cobra are similar to those of the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), indicating a close relationship. Like many elapid snakes, the...