The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world, adults can grow to more than 5.5 m. This species is distributed mainly in India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Their venom contains large amounts of neurotoxins, which can be deadly after a single bite.
The king cobra regularly eats other snakes, both poisonous and non-venomous. In addition, they also eat lizards, eggs and some small mammals. Some species of pythons, including the king cobra, can be cannibals in conflict over food or territory.
When in danger, the king cobra will try to escape quickly and avoid confrontation. However, if provoked further, the king cobra becomes very aggressive.
According to experts, the king cobra has the ability to kill victims, through a bite containing 200-500mg of venom. In some cases, it can spit out up to 7ml of venom. This is the amount of venom that can kill an African elephant in a few hours and kill 20 adult men.
Just 1 gram of king cobra venom can kill up to 160 adults. That’s why, even the African lions must be afraid, wary…
This is the longest venomous snake in the world, with a maximum recorded length of this species in the wild is 7m. Their weight ranges from 15 to 20 kg.
The clip is taken from the BBC’s wildlife chapter.
Lions were playing in the grasslands of Africa when they saw a king cobra, but they did not dare to approach when they saw the proud and deadly head of the king cobra.
Even the king cobra actively attacked when spraying venom at the lions, causing them to run away.
