King Cobra
King cobra
King cobra, one of the most famous snakes in the world, is famous for their speed, their strength and their venom. We normally called them king cobra or hamadryad. But their scientific name should be Ophiophagus Hannah.
They are not under the Naja genus, which most cobra species are, they have their own genus Ophiophagus. Their Taxonomy: Ophiophagus Hannah belongs to the monotypic genus Ophiophagus. It is classified under the family Elapidae, order squamata, class reptilian, phylum chordate, kingdom animalia.
They are the longest venomous snakes in the world; their length is up to 18.5 to 18.8 feet (5.6 to 5.7 m). Their weight is Up to 20 lbs(9 kg). they can raise up to one-third of their bodies straight off the ground and still move forward to attack. They are covered by olive green flake; they will also have black or tan depends the area they live. The underbelly is normally creamy or light yellow.
There are a special thing about king cobra is that they make hiss sounds when they ready to prey. They make the sounds by filling lung with air and quickly constrict their body.
King cobra needs 5 pounds of food per dat. For foods, they eat birds and small mammals, like rats. But they also eat other snakes.
King cobra use venom to attack its preyer’s nervous system, making its muscles limp. In about 10 minutes, the victim suffocates; swallowing takes another 10 or 15 minutes.
Range
They are found in south Asia and India; they like to live in thick forest. Those region provide them protection and enough food recourse. They like live in humid and rainy place the best temperature for them to live is 95 °F.
Communication
Male king cobra may twitch, jerk or make similar movements when ascertaining the receptivity of a female. These movements are likely an attempt to elicit approval from the female. In some cases, female snakes will lift or wave their tail when receptive.
Society
In the society of cobra, they always do two things, fight and
King cobra, one of the most famous snakes in the world, is famous for their speed, their strength and their venom. We normally called them king cobra or hamadryad. But their scientific name should be Ophiophagus Hannah.
They are not under the Naja genus, which most cobra species are, they have their own genus Ophiophagus. Their Taxonomy: Ophiophagus Hannah belongs to the monotypic genus Ophiophagus. It is classified under the family Elapidae, order squamata, class reptilian, phylum chordate, kingdom animalia.
They are the longest venomous snakes in the world; their length is up to 18.5 to 18.8 feet (5.6 to 5.7 m). Their weight is Up to 20 lbs(9 kg). they can raise up to one-third of their bodies straight off the ground and still move forward to attack. They are covered by olive green flake; they will also have black or tan depends the area they live. The underbelly is normally creamy or light yellow.
There are a special thing about king cobra is that they make hiss sounds when they ready to prey. They make the sounds by filling lung with air and quickly constrict their body.
King cobra needs 5 pounds of food per dat. For foods, they eat birds and small mammals, like rats. But they also eat other snakes.
King cobra use venom to attack its preyer’s nervous system, making its muscles limp. In about 10 minutes, the victim suffocates; swallowing takes another 10 or 15 minutes.
Range
They are found in south Asia and India; they like to live in thick forest. Those region provide them protection and enough food recourse. They like live in humid and rainy place the best temperature for them to live is 95 °F.
Communication
Male king cobra may twitch, jerk or make similar movements when ascertaining the receptivity of a female. These movements are likely an attempt to elicit approval from the female. In some cases, female snakes will lift or wave their tail when receptive.
Society
In the society of cobra, they always do two things, fight and
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