Elapidae
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| The Elapidae are a family of venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, terrestrially in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, and South America, and aquatically in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Elapid snakes exhibit a wide range of sizes, from 18-cm species of Drysdalia to the 5.6-m king cobra. All elapids are characterized by hollow, fixed fangs through which they inject venom. Currently, 325 species in 61 genera are recognized.
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 Bandy-bandy
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 Black mamba
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Black-striped snake |
 Cobras
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Cape coral snake | Coastal taipan |
 Coral snakes
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Death adders | Eastern brown snake |
 Inland taipan
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 King cobra
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Red-bellied black snake |
| Sea kraits | Sea snakes | Stephen's banded snake |
 Tiger snake
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Yellow-faced whip-snake | |