During certain seasons the cobra will molt and change a new skin. Thats all!
King cobra's grow to a length of around 18 feet (5.5 metres)
so they can grow
18 feet
Indian legend says that king cobra can change its shape to become any form it wants to. Other myths claim that killing a king cobra is bad luck and that if a woman kisses a king cobra, it will improve her fertility.
The average weight of a KIng Cobra is 13 pounds but they can grow as heavy as 20 pounds.
The king cobra was eventually assigned its own genus Ophiophagus which is separate from the genus Naja to which other cobra species belong.
King Cobra
they can live up to 20 years grow up to 13ft up to 20 lb
My opinion is King Cobra will win... Python on average can grow upto 20ft. King cobra on average 15 ft. But before strangling king cobra, python has to survive from the king's bite...It's not easier. Unlike other snakes, King cobra natural habitat is to eat other snakes. So It has a advantage... For proof, see the video in the related link
A king cobra
A king cobra will eat other snakes smaller than it,but there is no recorded case where a king cobra has eaten another king cobra.
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