<P> The king cobra is distributed across the Indian subcontinent , Southeast Asia , and the southern areas of East Asia ( where it is not common ) , in Bangladesh , Bhutan , Burma , Cambodia , China , India , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Nepal , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam and southern China . In India it has been recorded from Goa ; Western Ghats of Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu ; east coastline of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha ; Sundarban mangroves ; Himalayan foothills from Uttrakhand , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , northern parts of West Bengal to most of the north - east region and Andaman Islands . Type locality Sundarbans . It lives in dense highland forests , preferring areas dotted with lakes and streams . King cobra populations have dropped in some areas of its range because of the destruction of forests and ongoing collection for the international pet trade . It is listed as an Appendix II animal within CITES . </P>
<P> The king cobra is distributed across the Indian subcontinent , Southeast Asia , and the southern areas of East Asia ( where it is not common ) , in Bangladesh , Bhutan , Burma , Cambodia , China , India , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Nepal , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam and southern China . In India it has been recorded from Goa ; Western Ghats of Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu ; east coastline of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha ; Sundarban mangroves ; Himalayan foothills from Uttrakhand , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , northern parts of West Bengal to most of the north - east region and Andaman Islands . Type locality Sundarbans . It lives in dense highland forests , preferring areas dotted with lakes and streams . King cobra populations have dropped in some areas of its range because of the destruction of forests and ongoing collection for the international pet trade . It is listed as an Appendix II animal within CITES . </P>
what does a king cobra 's habitat look like
what does a king cobra 's habitat look like
dense highland forests areas dotted with lakes and streams
dense highland forests areas dotted with lakes and streams