King cobra vs Indian python - the differences

King Cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. It has potent neurotoxin venom.

HAS VENOM

Indian python is a non-venomous snake. It kills its prey by constriction.

NO VENOM

King Cobra is the LONGEST commonly found snake in India. It can grow over 15 ft in length.

Indian Python (Indian Rock Python) is the HEAVIEST commonly found snake in India. Large indivisuals can easily weigh over 30 kgs.

King Cobra primarily eats other snakes.

DIET

Indian Pythons primarily eat small mammals and birds.

DIET

King Cobra has a large habitat range as compared with Indian Python. They are found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and various southeast Asian countries.

RANGE

Indian Pythons are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. There have been rare sightings of Indian Pythons in some southeast Asian countries.

RANGE

King Cobra - Ophiophagus hannah Indian Python - Python molurus

Scientific name

Top 5 longest snakes in India