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Why does the king cobra have to produce more venom than other snakes?
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∙ 13y ago
because when you get bit by a cobra, the venom will shut down your entire nervous system and in order to do that, they need lots of venom
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How do king cobras g et venom?
They have venom glands in the back of their mouths that produce a toxin that other organisms react to. Only venomous snakes can produce venom.
Are Cobra snakes venomous?
Yes, very.
Can a cobra kill a cobra with their same poison?
Most poisonous snakes are immune to their own venom, as their body's systems recognize the proteins in their venom (really, just modified saliva) as part of their own body. Interestingly, some non-poisonous snakes are also immune, as the King snake.
Does a Egyptian cobra have venom?
All cobras are venomous snakes. The Egyptian Cobra is considered one of the most deadly due to it's aggressiveness and amount of venom it injects with a single bite.
Can a snake poison another snake?
Yes. The venom of venomous snakes is often lethal to that of other. The exception is that many snakes are resistant to their own species' venom. Snakes that are adapted to eating other snakes may also have some venom resistance.
Why do king cobras spit poison?
no way.. king cobra are the largest venomous snakes, they are specalised in preying on other snakes and are immune to the other snakes' venom. In addition to that all snakes have a transparent cover on their eyes so the spitter's venom wont blind the king cobra. in a battle b/w a king cobra and and the spitting cobra, king cobra will easily kill and devour the spitter...
Are bull snakes immune to rattlesnake venom?
Yes. There is a snake called the spitting cobra. It sprays venom on its attackers face.
Why do herpetologist milk poisonous snakes?
The anti-venom for many poisonous snakes, as well as a few other medically valuable substances, are made from the venom of poisonous snakes. Also, if someone has to handle poisonous snakes regularly, if they are milked on a set schedule, it reduces the danger of a bite from one of the snakes - the venom injected would be a tiny amount of normal.
How do snakes use venom?
well, the glands in the snake produce the venom, which goes to its saliva, then, it spits it out to its prey OR predators.
What is stronger a king cobra or a python?
the black mamba is defintely the more poisonous of the 2 snakes. the black mamba has more powerful venom than the king cobra. also king cobras are relatively slow as compared to other snakes.
Can a snake stop producing venom?
no, snakes producing venom is just like how we produce saliva. it can't just stop.
How can a king cobra attack another cobra and survive?
They eat mice and rats and some other things
