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00:00Big Discovery 4 King Cobra Species Found, Busting 180, 8 Year, Old Myth
00:11King Cobra, in 1836, Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor classified the King Cobra as
00:20a single species.
00:24188 year, old myth about King Cobra broken, but Indian scientists after 12 years of research
00:31have made a big revelation that the King Cobra is not just one, but four different species.
00:40The true identity of the King Cobra revealed.
00:42This historic discovery was made at the Kalinga Center for Rainforest Ecology Agamb in Karnataka
00:48by Dr. P. Gaurishankar and his team after 20 years of hard work.
00:56What are the four species of King Cobra?
00:581.
00:59Northern King Cobra Ophiophagus hana It is found in northern India, eastern Pakistan
01:04and Thailand.
01:05They have 570 bands on their body.
01:092.
01:10Sunda King Cobra Ophiophagus bungaris Sunda King Cobras are found in Indonesia.
01:16This snake has more than 70 bands.
01:203.
01:22Western Gats King Cobra Ophiophagus kalinga The Western Gats King Cobra is found in the
01:26Western Gats of India.
01:28It has the fewest bands on its body.
01:314.
01:33Luzon King Cobra Ophiophagus salvatana The Luzon King Cobra is found in the southern
01:38Philippines.
01:39It is completely without bands.
01:43How was this discovery made?
01:46Scientists analyzed snakes' colors, scales and DNA from the Himalayas, Indonesia and
01:51the Philippines.
01:55Multiple King Cobra species were beyond imagination.
01:58Dr. Gaurishankar highlighted that the discovery of multiple King Cobra species is groundbreaking
02:05for snake conservation and ecological research.
02:10A new chapter in the history of the King Cobra.
02:13Dividing the King Cobra into four different species is not only a scientific achievement,
02:19but this discovery also completely changes the understanding of this snake.
02:27Scientists break myths about King Cobra.
02:29This discovery proves that Indian scientists are not only contributing to environmental
02:33conservation, but are also breaking the myths about the world's most dangerous snake.