Is the king cobra the most dangerous animal?

Answer 1

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 Latinword Ophiophagus means "Snake-eater".The king cobras average size is 13-14 ft. (3.96-4.26m) weighing around 20 lbs (9 kg), they can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m) weighing over 40lbs. (18.1436kgs.) 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, the king cobras are the only snakes who construct a nest for their hatchlings which they incubate and protect until they emerge in 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.

Answer 2

No, the most dangerous animal is the mosquito because it spreads disease and bacteria which enter your body and kill you. They are proven to kill the most people. So, in terms of the human body and which is most dangerous to US is the mosquito. But though it is from our point of view, that doesn't mean no animal can kill mosquitoes. Due to their size, if they were appetizing to an animal they would make easy prey. Female mosquitoes are most dangerous since they are the only ones that bite (and mosquitoes are most dangerous when there are multiple ones in the same area, obviously). Hope this helped.

Answer 3

The King Cobra releases a strong neurotoxic venom from its fangs after biting it's target/hunter. The venom is one of the most potent in the world. Death occurs on average 30 to 45 minutes after being bitten. Deaths as quick as 15 minutes have been reported. Even with it's powerful, natural weapon the King Cobra avoids contact with humans and only bites when startled or threatened.

Answer 4

Yes. They are extremely venomous. But they do not attack unless provoked so we must be careful when dealing with them

Answer 5

Its so deadly that it killed an explorer in 15 minutes!

Answer 6

Yes they are. They have extremely toxic venom which makes them very dangerous.

Answer 7

no, as long as you stroke it's spine when you come accross one