Hematology, Morphology, Cytochemical Staining, and Ultrastructural Characteristics of Blood Cells in King Cobras (<i>Ophiophagus hannah</i>)

Abstract

These results provide comparative hematologic data and a guide for identification of blood cells in wild-caught and captive-bred king cobra snakes. Hepatozoon infection was relatively common, but was not associated with severe hematologic abnormalities.