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This adaptability allows the snake to better regulate its body temperature and to gain access to the most abundant food sources of a particular area. It feeds primarily on small rodents, such as small rats and mice, birds, and fishes, but will also eat lizards, eggs, and other snakes. [13]
A snake of forest or woodland, it is the only one of Africa's cobras that will live in high forest. [36] The forest cobras are snakes that are well adapted to many environments and the habitat of the forest cobra is strongly dependent on what part of its African range the snake originates from.
The cobra's diet mainly consists of amphibians, other snakes, birds, eggs, small mammals, and occasionally even insects. [4] This cobra has been reported to scavenge and eat carcasses in an advanced stage of decomposition. [7] It has been documented feeding on venomous snakes such as black mamba and has developed immunity to its venom. [8]
It is a quick-moving and alert species, [8] and although a report mentions that this species is generally calm when compared to some other African venomous snakes, [7] it strikes readily if threatened. When disturbed and brought to bay, the Cape cobra raises its forebody off the ground, spreads a broad hood, and may hiss loudly.
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia.With an average of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [2] it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest.
Goldie's tree cobra is one of the largest venomous snakes in Africa, measuring 2.2–2.7 metres (7.2–8.9 ft) in total length (including tail). The dorsal body color of this species is glossy black. It has a cylindrical body with a long, spiky tail, which makes the snake more adaptable to arboreal life. The head is small with exceptionally ...
The best way to know whether a snake is venomous is to know the venomous snakes common in your area and what they look like. Snake myth #4: If you see one snake, there are others nearby Verdict ...
The venom of this species, like most spitting cobras, contains a mixture of neurotoxins and cytotoxins. Bite symptoms include slight pain around the wound and numbness of the lips, fingers and tongue. Although it rarely causes human fatalities, survivors are usually disfigured. [2] The murine IP LD 50 value for this snake is 2 mg/kg. [6]