King CobraSnake is the longest venomous snake in the world. It is very ferocious and can quickly secrete a large amount of highly venomous venom. It likes to eat its own kind, so in the territory of the king-eyed snake, it is difficult to see other kinds of snakes. Based on various factors, it is considered one of the most dangerous and feared snakes in Asia.

Compared with other cobras, it has a more ferocious temperament and is extremely agile in response. It is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world. It is often seen in southwest and south China, and usually inhabits grasslands, open slopes and woods. Sometimes, king cobras also live in deserts, known as "the gold of the desert"

Literary name: King Cobra

Chinese alias: Shan Wan Snake, Crossing the Mountain Storm, Big Flat Neck Snake, Big Cobra, Big Flat Head Wind, Flat Neck Snake, Big Bulge Neck, Blowing Snake, Crossing Mountain Sign, etc.

English name: King cobra

Binary name: Ophiophagus hannah

Kingdom: Animalia

phylum: Chordate

Subphylum : Vertebrates

Class: Reptiles

Subclass: Diapsida, Suborder Squamata

Order: Squamata is classified as Snake

Suborder: Snakes Suborder

Family: Cobra

Genus: King Cobra

Species: Eye R king snake

Distribution: Yunnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places in China. Foreign countries are generally distributed in South Asia and East and West Asia. King cobras live near water at the edge of mountain forests at an altitude of 1800-2000 meters.

King CobraSnake is a large snake, with the largest total length recorded in China of 3,806(3,276+53)mm and 5,580mm outside of China.

Buccal scale deficiency: 1 preorbital scale, 3 retroorbital scales; temporal scales (2+2): 1 pair of large occipital scales behind the parietal scales; 7 upper lip scales, 2-2 -3 type; 8 lower lip scales, the first four are connected to the anterior chin.

The dorsal scales are smooth without edges, with metallic luster, arranged obliquely, with 19-15-15 rows; the ventral scales are 235-250 (male), 239-265 (female), and the anal scales are complete; Infracaudal scales in single or double rows, 83-96 pieces (pair) (male), 77-98 pieces (pair) (female).

Has anterior groove teeth, followed by 3 small teeth.

When living, the back of the body is dark brown: there is a "∧"-shaped yellow-white marking on the nape of the neck, no spectacled spots; the back of the trunk and tail has narrow white stripes with black borders [(34 -45)+(8-17)]. The mandible is khaki; the ventral surface is gray-brown with black linear markings. The markings of juvenile snakes are different from those of adults, mainly yellow and white stripes on the back of the snout and in front of the eyes, and black body with more than 35 light yellow or white stripes.

The average weight is 6kg. Lifespan is around 20 years.

King CobraSnakes prefer to live alone. It comes out to hunt during the day and hides in crevices or tree holes to rest at night.

The king cobra, like other cobras, raises the front third of its body when threatened, then opens its mouth, baring its fangs, staring at its opponent and at all around it. environment. Once a king cobra thinks it's in danger, it doesn't hesitate to attack. Mainly prey on snakes and lizards, but also birds, birds Eggs and rodents.

The food of the king cobra is usually other snakes. The king cobra has anti-venom serum in its body, so when other venomous snakes bite the king cobra, the king cobra is usually safe and sound. Food includes pythons of suitable size, other types of venomous and non-venomous snakes, such as cobras, kraits, kraits, rat snakes, etc., and when food is not sufficient, they will even eat other types of snakes, so the king cobra Snakes are also known as "snake evil stars".

King cobras are highly intelligent snakes that hunt other snakes and can tell if they are venomous or not. When preying on non-venomous snakes, the king cobra does not use venom easily. It will bite and hold on, letting the prey struggle and resist, and then slowly swallow it until it dies. When preying on poisonous snakes, it will not act rashly, but will continue to provoke. When the opponent is finally provoked to attack it, the king cobra will dodge alertly. Finally, when the prey is physically and mentally exhausted and unwilling to fight, it sees the opportunity and takes a bite. It bites its prey on the neck and releases its venom to kill it.

The king cobra is agile and can turn its head flexibly. It can not only attack forward, backward, left and right, but also vertically attack objects above its head. After biting something, it is often not easy to let go. The dry poison in the venom is about 100 mg, and the average lethal dose is 12 mg. The bitten will cause swelling, nausea, abdominal pain, respiratory paralysis, speech disturbance, and coma within a few minutes. If there is no timely medical treatment within half an hour after being bitten, the person will surely die.

King CobraSnakeFeeding knowledge

Like other snakes, the king cobra sheds its skin every year, and the female cobra After the king snake molts, it emits a message to attract male king cobras, and sometimes in order to compete for a mate, female king cobras will attack each other and fight until they knock out each other.

In April each year, they usually build a nest out of dead bamboo leaves. After 2 months of mating, the female snakes will lay about 20-50 eggs and require a 60-80 day incubation period. The female will remain in the nest until the hatchlings break, then instinct drives her away to prevent her from eating the hatchlings. There is no clear record of males keeping their nests safe during hatching, which is usually done by females, which is unique among snakes. People say that female king cobras will be extremely ferocious in order to protect their nests and young snakes. This is not nonsense. "China's Fauna and Reptiles" has recorded that researchers have observed the egg-protecting habits of king cobras. Young snakes are highly venomous at birth, with a body length of 45-50 cm, with black and white patterns on their bodies.

Feeding points for king cobras

King cobras usually eat their own kind in the wild, picking up live animals to eat , so many snakes are afraid to appear in its habitat. So what foods should be fed when raising king cobras at home?

Whether it is family raising or breeding households raising king cobras, it is necessary to raise some frogs and eels, and they can also feed them according to the method of raising chickens. Bait, the leftovers of pigs, cows, chickens, and ducks slaughterhouses can be cut into small pieces and cooked first, and stored in time, quantity and location. During the peak season of market sales, put some live chickens, ducks, frogs, etc. one day before, and feed them 1-2 times a day until they are finished.

The king cobra eats live animals and should gradually transition to eating animal waste and mixed bait as the main food, and pay attention to the timely replacement of the bait.