Reptiles > Elapid Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mustard-bellied SnakeScientific Name: Drysdalia rhodogasterCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Elapid SnakesSize: Total length: 12–16 in (30–40 cm); Maximum recorded: 20 in (50 cm)Weight: 0.7–1.8 oz (20–50 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in temperate coastal...
Reptiles > Elapid Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Broad-headed SnakeScientific Name: Hoplocephalus bungaroidesCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Elapid SnakesSize: Total length: 24–35 in (60–90 cm); exceptional specimens reach 40 in (100 cm)Weight: 3.5–7.0 oz (100–200 g)Lifespan: 15–25+ years...
Reptiles > Elapid Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ashe’s Spitting CobraScientific Name: Naja asheiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Elapid SnakesSize: Total length: 5.5–8.5 ft (1.7–2.6 m); Verified record reached 9.0 ft (2.74 m); world’s largest spitting cobraWeight: 4.5–10.0 lb...
Reptiles > Elapid Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Inland TaipanScientific Name: Oxyuranus microlepidotusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Elapid SnakesSize: Total length: 1.8–2.0 m (5.9–6.6 ft); maximum verified length up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft)Weight: 1.0–2.2 kg (2.2–4.9 lb); slender, muscular elapid...
Reptiles > Elapid Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black MambaScientific Name: Dendroaspis polylepisCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Elapid SnakesSize: Length: 2.2–3.0 m (7.2–9.8 ft); exceptional individuals exceed 4.0 m (13.1 ft)Weight: 1.3–2.4 kg (2.9–5.3 lb); maximum recorded up to 3.0 kg (6.6...
Reptiles > Elapid Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: King CobraScientific Name: Ophiophagus hannahCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Elapid SnakesSize: Total body length: 10.4–13.1 ft (3.2–4.0 m); verified maximum record specimen measured 19.2 ft (5.85 m); longest venomous snake in the worldWeight:...
