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The king cobra is an apex predator and dominant over all other snakes except large pythons. [32] Its diet consists primarily of other snakes and lizards , including Indian cobra , banded krait , rat snake , pythons , green whip snake , keelback , banded wolf snake and Blyth's reticulated snake . [ 33 ]
Predators of this species include humans, birds of prey, the king cobra, and the mongoose. [9] Large rats that have been bitten by this snake and are in a position to fight back, often do so. Although rare, large rats have been known to fatally wound the snake by scratching, biting, or even poking one or both of the snake's eyes out.
Several other elapid species are also called "cobras", such as the king cobra and the rinkhals, but neither is a true cobra, in that they do not belong to the genus Naja, but instead each belong to monotypic genera Hemachatus (the rinkhals) [1] and Ophiophagus (the king cobra/hamadryad). [2] [3]
5 Predators. 6 Behavior and diet. ... The "king" in the common name (as with the king cobra) refers to its preying on other snakes. [8]
The Luzon king cobra can grow to a length of up to 10 ft (3.0 m). [2] The Luzon king cobra lacks pale bands along the body, and fewer pterygoid teeth only having 11 compared to the other species having 18-21. [1]
This is the terrifying moment a King Cobra attacks a woman as she cooks dinner. The woman was stirring durian in a gas-powered wok outside the family home on 7 September, when the 12ft long black ...
Ophiophagus bungarus, the Sunda king cobra, is a species of king cobra that inhabits areas south of the Kra Isthmus or land bridge joining the Malay Peninsula with the rest of southeast Asia or Indochina.
It seems like everyone has something to say about the film. But much of the talk is regarding its lead Clayton, who is doing a 180 in his career, going from a Disney star to porn star in "King Cobra."