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Elapidae
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Elapidae is a family of snakes, commonly known as elapids, characterized by permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. The family comprises roughly 55 genera and about 360 species, nearly all venomous with the single exception of the genus Emydocephalus, ranging in size from the 18 centimeter white-lipped snake to the 5.85 meter king cobra. Elapids inhabit tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, with terrestrial species across Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas and marine forms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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