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Cobras
Cobras or elapids are a species of venomous snake that include both terrestrial snakes and sea snakes. Elapids can found in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as in India, Africa, Asia, Australia and one species, the eastern coral snake (also known as the American cobra) is found in the United States. Questions about cobras can be directed here.
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They probably sleep like other cobras. They sleep in caves.
What was the purpose of the cobra collar worn by King Tutankhamun?
The cobra in ancient Egypt was a symbol of power, and people feared and respected them. Pharaohs were often compared to cobras, as people were to fear and respect them just as they respected cobras, so when King Tutankhamen wore his cobra collar, it was to remind people that he was the powerful one and deserved respect.
Cobras mate for nearly 2-3 days and then the female gets pregnant. She would lay around 25 eggs and protect them until they hatch. The moment they hatch, she would leave them alone to avoid risking her instincts from making her eat her own children.
How do cobras protect themselves escape and hide?
use their weapons use their weapons use their weapons
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 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.
What does the phrase spitting image?
An example is that identical twins often resemble a spitting image of each other - so much so, that it may be difficult to tell which twin is which. Another example is that a painted portrait can be referred to as being the spitting image of the actual person.
How many days does it take for a king cobra egg to hatch?
The standard answer to this question is 60 to 80 days. In 2011 King Cobras successfully bred in captivity in Mangalore India had an 82 day incubation period before the eggs hatched.
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No. Snakes cannot chew their food, or bite off pieces- they must swallow it whole, A goat is too large for a cobra to swallow in one gulp.
What is king cobras life span?
well the king corbra is in parts of asia and rain forest areas when in spain they can be aused in zoos and all also the king in spian is hard to find some one
Who would in a fight king cobra or a lion?
a lion would easiley kill a cobra in the space of a few seconds
Why is it that snakelings do more harm to people than adult snakes?
Baby snakes are dangerous because they cluster.
I grew up in Arkansas and we do not deal with deadly snakes. Some are more dangerous than others though. I have seen copperheads, water mocassins, and garden snakes of all variety's. None of them are deadly to a certain extent. My parent's made sure I saw these snake's before they shooed them away. I saw a nest of baby copperheads. I was told they where more deadly because you can get bit multiple times. I was told one bite of a baby has the same amount of poison as an adult
I assume all snakes are similar in their breeding. Why wouldn't they be?
Maybe, I'm wrong. I've seen a nest of baby copperheads though. They almost look like worms. If one bother's to bite you more will.
What is the height weight and length of a cobra?
their size is about 4 meters and they weigh 9 kilograms
It is found in Burma, China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa and Thailand. The largest king cobras have been found in peninsular Malaysia. They are found near streams in both dense and open forests, as well as bamboo stands and agricultural areas; for instance, tea plantations. They also inhabit tropical mangrove swamps. In Southern India, herpetologist Romulus Whitaker has set up the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station and plans to establish the world's first king cobra sanctuary.
King cobras inhabit the endangered rain forests of the Western Ghats. It has also been found in mountainous regions up to 6,500 feet above the sea level
