The Largest Venomous Snake: teacher key

King Cobras, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. Learn how its fangs and venom work, what it eats and how a mother guards her nest.

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Questions and answers

1. What is the king cobra, as of November 2026?
   • The smallest snake
   • The largest venomous snake (answer)
   • The only snake with fangs
2. Where is venom made?
   • In glands joined to the fangs (answer)
   • In the tail
   • In the nest
3. How does the IUCN Red List list the king cobra?
   • Safe
   • Vulnerable (answer)
   • Gone
4. A king cobra's fangs are fixed to its upper jaw. What does that mean about the fangs?
   • They have to be short (answer)
   • They fall out each day
   • They can grow very long
5. What does hood mean in this book?
   • A neck flap (answer)
   • A kind of venom
   • A hiss

Words

• venom: snake poison
• fangs: long teeth
• neurotoxins: nerve poisons
• Vulnerable: at risk
• hood: neck flap