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Recent Examples of king cobra
Today, the king cobra remains a powerful symbol of the natural world’s majesty and fragility.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
To mitigate this risk, the zoo’s management made a heart-wrenching decision—all venomous snakes, including the record-breaking king cobra, were euthanized.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The 18-foot king cobra’s story is a microcosm of the larger tragedies that unfolded during World War II.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Black mambas can stretch to 14 feet, and the longest king cobra ever recorded was 19 feet.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
To mitigate this risk, the zoo’s management made a heart-wrenching decision—all venomous snakes, including the record-breaking king cobra, were euthanized.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The 18-foot king cobra’s story is a microcosm of the larger tragedies that unfolded during World War II.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Black mambas can stretch to 14 feet, and the longest king cobra ever recorded was 19 feet.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king cobra
Noun
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But for Eloise Battle, the king snakes and black phoebes stood out.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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For example, the harmless king snake has red, black and yellow stripes that strongly resemble the venomous coral snake's.—
Elizabeth Preston,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2011
Noun
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The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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California is not alone in its love for garter snakes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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All sorts of animals that would horrify the average homeowner — like a four-foot-long venomous coral snake — were now his neighbors, which led to deeper reflections.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
11 Nov. 2024
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This family of about 400 species includes coral snakes, cobras, and mambas and is considered medically important since their bites can destroy tissue, cause the heart to collapse, induce blindness, and more.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Sep. 2024
Noun
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According to wildlife specialist Kayla Jobe, who spoke with KOKI, bull snakes are not venomous and can be helpful to have near (but not in) your home since the reptile eats small rodents.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.—
Dana Oland,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2024
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Researchers will undoubtedly keep delving deep to investigate how so many real-life sea serpents thrived on our world.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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It’s presumed to be the real animal behind some sea serpent sightings.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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An indigo snake crawls across a red tapestry.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Oct. 2024
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An eastern indigo snake squirms in the hands of one keeper and a possum named Ken eats apples and lima beans while perched on the shoulder of another.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2024
Noun
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Waterfowl glided near us, a water snake slithered by.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2024
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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“King cobra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king%20cobra. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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