Large, hooded tropical Asian snake (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

king cobra

(Other definitions for king cobra that I've seen before include "Hooded giant" , "hooded killer" , "Venomous type" , "venomous customer" , "Large Asiatic snake" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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