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The king cobra tracks by site and smell then kills the prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it's preferred diet is mainly other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well.
General Information
King Cobra Scientific Cassification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species: O. Hannah
The largest poisonous snake would be the King Cobra(Ophiophagus hanna), the Latin wordOphiophagus means "Snake-eater". The king cobra can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m), and lives in the Rainforest's and grasslands of Southeast Asia, India and China. Color is generally tan, olive-green or black with faint pale yellow cross bands, the females lay around 50 eggs in a constructed nest where they will guard and incubate them faithfully for 60 to 80 days, the young are called Hatchlings and about 1.5 ft. (50cm ) long at birth, the King cobra is very fast and agile with an average lifespan of about 20 years.
Although not the most toxic of poisonous snakes a king cobra can kill an elephant with one bite, the king cobra tracks by site and smell then kills it's prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it's preferred diet is mainly other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well. King Cobras are aggressive and will rear up to confront the intruder where most other cobras will slither away and hide. The only predators are the mongoose and man.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoA cobra kills its prey by injecting venom.
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∙ 9y agoBecause the king cobra is a venomous snake, it uses its fangs to inject the venom into a prey. This venom, a neurotoxin, causes the prey's breathing and heartbeat to stop.
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∙ 14y agoThey bite their prey and inject venom into their body. Once the venom kills the prey, the search and identify it and swallow it.
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∙ 15y agoThey bite them
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What are some adaptations of the king cobra snake?
venom to kill prey
What the difference between black racers and king cobra?
The black mamba and the king cobra are actually quiet different, but they are both part of the reptile coven. The black mamba is quiet deadly and so is the king cobra. The black mamba with its venom two drops of it can kill a person. The king cobra can inject its venom into its prey and squeeze.
Is there a law to protect the king cobra?
Yes it is a tradition that the king cobra brong good luck you will be arested if you kill a king cobra
What can kill an cobra?
Eagles, birds of prey, mongoose, and dogs.
What are the appearances of a king cobra?
A kingCobra will mostly appear chasing prey or hunting prey
Who would win an anaconda or a king cobra?
King Cobra prey on pythons the same size as green anaconda the king can also spit venom 6-8ft away .I will go with the king cobra.
What predator kill a king cobra?
Smaller individuals are vulnerable to mongooses and birds of prey, but adults have no predators. They're just too large and dangerous.
How do stingrays kill their prey?
Cobra's kill their prey by biting them and injecting them with venom. The venom kills the prey and then the snake eats the prey whole. Some cobra's spit their venom rather than having to bite the prey.
Is a king cobra harmful?
Yes. A king cobra's bite can easily kill a healthy adult human.
Is a King cobra a producer?
All snakes are consumers. They hunt prey.
How do you exterminate a king cobra?
The only way to kill a king cobra is to cut it's head off or step on it
What does a cobra use to eat?
The king cobra swallows its struggling prey while its toxins begin the digestion of its victim.
