Many-banded snake cobra ("Naja melanoleuca") Many-banded snake The many-banded snake ("Naja multifasciata") is a species of venomous elapid snake. The species is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in Africa. Despite the common name, the species is not actually banded, but overall iridescent black, with cream colored blotching on each scale. The snakes grow to approximately in length. Not much is known about their venom, but it is likely a neurotoxin, like many other elapid snakes. The genus "Paranaja" was synonymised with "Naja" in a recent molecular phylogenetic study, as this species is closely related
King snake eel eel is often caught near oil platforms by anglers. King snake eel The King snake eel (Ophichthus rex) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and John H. Caruso in 1980. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Florida to Texas, USA, in the northern Gulf of Mexico in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits offshore waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of ; the maximum recorded weight is . caught by Patrick Lemire on the Texsun II