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    Elapidae (/əˈlæpədiː/, commonly known as elapids /ˈɛləpədz/, from Ancient Greek: ἔλαψ élaps, variant of ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") is a family of snakes...
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    (Hydrodynastes gigas) is the only "cobra" species that is not a member of the Elapidae. It does not rear upwards, produces only a slight flattening of the neck...
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    subgenera: taxonomic status of cobras of the genus Naja Laurenti (Serpentes: Elapidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2236 (1): 26–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2236.1.2. S2CID 14702999...
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    krait, is a species of highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family, native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the Big Four Indian...
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    species of krait, a venomous snake in the genus Bungarus of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Bungarus niger is medium in length...
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    Hydrophiinae (category Elapidae)
    Hydrophiinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. It contains most sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia...
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    common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New...
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    Despite their common name, they are not adders at all and belong to the Elapidae family (like cobras). The name of the genus derives from the Ancient Greek...
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  • The largest living snakes in the world, measured either by length or by weight, are various members of the Boidae and Pythonidae families. They include...
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    genus of sea snakes, also known as turtle-headed sea snakes, in the family Elapidae. The genus is one of a small group of the viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae:...
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