King Cobra Facts Insights you never know before

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King Cobra Facts Insights
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Habitat and Distribution
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Habitat and Distribution

• King Cobra is longest venomous snake in reptile
  family. It is also known as King of Jungle as it
  has fearsome reputation.
• They usually found in India and southeast Asia.
• It preys on snakes, lizards, rodents etc and
  avoids humans when possible.
• Source- Animalscomparison.com

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Size Weight Distribution
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Size Weight Distribution

• The average size of King cobra is 3-4 m in
  length. The longest snake was kept at London Zoo,
  it was 18.5 to 18.8 ft. The average heaviest
  weighted snake noted was 12.7 kg
• Although, they are of large sizes, still they are
  fast and agile.
• It lives in dense highland forests with
  preferring areas like lakes and streams.

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King Cobra Behavior
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King Cobra Behavior

• A king cobra, like other snakes, receives
  chemical information via its forked tongue which
  picks sensory signals. When scent of meal is
  detected, snake uses its tongue to find the prey
  location, it also uses its eyesight
• They detect moving prey almost 100 m away.
• They fight with other snakes like Black Mamba
  very aggressively. Also, check King Cobra vs
  Black Mamba fight

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King Cobra Venom
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King Cobra Venom

• The venom consists of neurotoxins such as
  haditoxin, intraperitoneal etc. A bite can
  deliver 200-500 mg venom.
• The toxins affect the victim's  nervous system
  with blurred vision and even paralysis. Moreover,
  also causes Cardiovascular collapse
• King cobras are like to hunt throughout the
  daytime and will not like to hunt at night
• When King Cobra can bite a human, the human can
  die in 30 minutes, if not treated immediately.
• King Cobra single bite can capable to killing a
  big elephant.

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King Cobra Defense
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King Cobra Defense

• They gets irritated by closely approaching
  objects or sudden movements.
• They can raise their body and even move forward
  to strike with distances.
• They also make hiss sound in defense.

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