The King Cobra is a Class II rare protected animal in Yunnan Province. Not edible.

The king cobra is a special economic animal with high economic value. Its skin, meat, blood, gallbladder, venom, etc. have different medicinal values. In particular, snake venom is an animal medicinal material that is in extremely short supply in the international market. It is known as "liquid gold" in the international market. Its price is dozens of times more expensive than gold, and the supply exceeds demand.

King Cobra is distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, and Guangdong in China, and is distributed in Southeast Asia and South Asia abroad.

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Habitat environment

King cobras mostly inhabit coastal lowlands to mountainous areas with an altitude of 1,800 meters. They are mostly found on the edge of forests and near water. It is also found from time to time near the villages in the district. They mainly live in tropical rainforests and feed on other snakes;

King cobras live widely in plains, hills and mountains, often appearing near water or hiding in rock crevices or caves. Activities during the day.

King cobras also live in deserts and are known as the "gold of the desert."

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