Editing King cobra (section)

=== Conservation ===
In Southeast Asia, the king cobra is threatened foremost by [[habitat destruction]] owing to [[deforestation]] and expansion of agricultural land. It is also threatened by [[wildlife smuggling]], as well as by [[poaching]], then sold as [[bushmeat]] or turned into snake leather, and for use in [[traditional Chinese medicine]].<ref name=iucn/>

The king cobra is listed in [[CITES Appendix II]]. It is protected in China and Vietnam.<ref name=iucn /> 
In India, it is placed under Schedule II of [[Wildlife Protection Act, 1972]]. Killing a king cobra is punished with imprisonment of up to six years.<ref name="TOIKC">{{cite news |title=King cobra under threat, put on red list |author=Sivakumar, B. |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=2012 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/King-cobra-under-threat-put-on-red-list/articleshow/14571226.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201000438/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-02/chennai/32507498_1_longest-venomous-snake-king-cobras-iucn |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-02-01}}</ref> In the [[Philippines]], king cobras (locally known as ''banakon'') are included under the list of threatened species in the country. It is protected under the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act (Republic Act No. 9147), which criminalises the killing, trade, and consumption of threatened species with certain exceptions (like indigenous subsistence hunting or immediate threats to human life), with a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment and a fine of [[Philippine peso|₱]]20,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Republic Act No. 9147 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2001/07/30/republic-act-no-9417/ |website=Official Gazette |publisher=Republic of the Philippines |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927021628/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2001/07/30/republic-act-no-9417/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How venomous is a king cobra and what should you do if you see one? Kuya Kim answers |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/content/865108/how-venomous-is-a-king-cobra-and-what-should-you-do-if-you-see-one-kuya-kim-answers/story/?just_in |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=GMA News Online |date=26 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Danilo |title=5 King Cobra nakumpiska sa NBI entrapment |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/metro/2021/12/23/2149615/5-king-cobra-nakumpiska-sa-nbi-entrapment |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=Pilipino Star Ngayon |date=23 December 2021}}</ref>