Notes on the Captive Husbandry of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) at the Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank, India

摘要

Despite being such a large, conspicuous snake, the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) was not described until 1836 (Cantor 1836). To date, little is known regarding its natural history and reproductive biology. For a summary of field observations of reproductive behavior see Table 1.