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king cobra
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king co·bra
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a cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), native to the Indian subcontinent, the largest of all venomous snakes. Also called hamadryad.
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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SSSSEARCH FOR DEADLY 2-FT COBRA; Snake experts warn public of lethal bite.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 8/29/2003; 647 words
; ...have also been alerted. The cobra could still be in the owner...have been set to catch the snake and the floors around the skirting...would be very hungry." The cobra was bought in a pet shop by...it for him. IT SPITS POISON COBRAS, one of the most feared snakes in the world, are the ...
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 "South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)")
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Cobra bites Palm Beach County snake keeper during feeding.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL); 10/10/2006; 700+ words
; ...Commission to own the snake. The man, 39, has worked with snakes for 10 years without...It's uncommon for a snake keeper to be bitten...pet black Pakistani cobra Oct. 2. "Unfortunately...the guys who have the cobras, but they are not the...out is if you see a snake, leave it ...
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Thai man catches cobra snake in his mouth!
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 12/18/2009; 343 words
; ...is a veteran at the game of 'snake boxing'. In the dangerous sport, a fighter teases a king cobra close to him and then dodges...last year, as the venom of a cobra paralyses the nervous system...only remedies available for a cobra bite are crushed leaves and...
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 "Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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2 admit horse-doping at Saratoga raceway: Father and son gave cobra snake venom to animal before race.
Newspaper article from: Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...guilty Wednesday to administering cobra snake venom to a horse they ran at Saratoga...Court that they willfully injected snake venom into the horse Disco Force...elaborate. It's not clear where the cobra venom was acquired, he said. Murphy...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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2 admit horse-doping at Saratoga raceway; Father and son gave cobra snake venom to animal before race.(Capital Region)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...guilty Wednesday to administering cobra snake venom to a horse they ran at Saratoga...Court that they willfully injected snake venom into the horse Disco Force...elaborate. It's not clear where the cobra venom was acquired, he said. Murphy...
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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COBRA SNAKES ITS STORIED WAY THROUGH MUSTANG HISTORY
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 11/22/1998; 653 words
; The history of the Cobra marque is a high-performance narrative...roadster come together to form the A.C. Cobra. -- 1965: A limited-edition, ultra...the immensely popular Mustang carries Cobra badges on its body and engine. It captures...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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England and a load of cobras; Snake charmer: the intrepid Matthew Hoggard climbs on a wall to get a better view of the cobra as his England team-mates gather round.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...s Indiana 'I hate snakes' Jones. The Yorkshireman...creaturesas a smaller 'baby' cobra had also appeared...disappointed that the snakes had all but vanishedinside...when the sighting of a snake caused a stampede inthe...hope it's a good omen cobras because there was another snake up ...
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 "Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales)")
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COBRA snakes to a safe place; MID WALES ROUND-UP.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); 4/14/2002; 660 words
; COBRA look virtually assured of claiming runners...evenly poised between sides sets of forwards, COBRA clawed their way back into the game to reduce...fought with little between the sides but COBRA struck three crucial penalties from Smith...
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Malaysian snake king dies after bitten by cobra
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 12/2/2006; 373 words
; Malaysian snake king dies after bitten by cobra KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 2 (Xinhua...after being bitten by a King Cobra, local media reported Saturday...by a six-meter long King Cobra during a snake show. The 48...another record, staying with 400 cobras for 40 days. This is the fourth...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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COBRA CLAIMS SNAKE EXPERT.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 9/20/2001; 659 words
; ...experts on venomous snakes, died from a paralyzing...evolutionary history of the cobra family have proved uniquely...krait, a member of the cobra group, occurred Sept...a familiar harmless snake. Slowinski reached...quickly recognized the snake as a krait and told...classifying and studying ...
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cobra
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
cobra XIX. Short for cobra (de) capello (XVII) hooded snake — Pg. cobra (:- L. colubra ) snake, de with, capello hood (:- medL. cappellus , dim. of cappa CAPE 1 ).
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Snakes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...includes most of the poisonous snakes (cobras, coral snakes, mambas, and...United States, the venomous snakes include the rattlesnakes, cottonmouth, coral snake, and copperhead. Many other venomous snakes are found in Australia, Africa...
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Elapid Snakes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...subspecies of the Asian cobra (Naja naja sputatrix...venom of a spitting cobra is not quickly washed...could occur. When cobras feel threatened, they...meddling with a dangerous snake. Most elapid snakes are oviparous, meaning...snakes, most commonly cobras, guard their ...
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black snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...snake and mountain black snake, is found in the NE United States. Like other rat snakes ( Elaphe species), it...poisonous Australian black snake belongs to the cobra family and has a hood. The North American black snakes are classified in the...
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coral snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
coral snake name for poisonous New World snakes of the same family as the Old World cobras . About 30 species inhabit...States. The Eastern coral snake ( Micrurus fulvius...or Western, coral snake ( Micruroides euryxanthus...Eastern species. Coral snakes can be distinguished...
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