One of the most amazing and the most dangerous members of the family of snakes is the King Cobra.Habitat - a southern tropical forests of India and Pakistan.Although in recent years the king cobra is increasingly noticed near human settlements, because of mass deforestation which has led to a reduction in the natural habitat.The length of the adult average of three meters, although there have been documented cases where copies across 5.5 meters long.
The most interesting fact is that the king cobra - the only snake that eats only other snakes.This is a quick and ruthless hunter who knows no mercy.If the snake gets into a smaller field of view, its fate is already sealed.
addition to the life of a predator in the wild there are many interesting facts, so it is really a cobra "royal."
babies is born King Cobra length of only 40 centimeters.But they have already been laid in the blood of their behavior and their parents a deadly poison.It has a king cobra venom that can kill an elephant.Although, interestingly, it regulates the amount of poison injected into the victim.If the female wants to drive away the intruder away from the nest, it can make a "bladeless" sting in which she did not inject venom.
From hatched babies survive only 15 percent, the rest perish without reaching puberty.At puberty, male or female choose their hunting territory.If a stranger invade this territory, the king cobra rises to his full height, and rivals face off, the one with higher growth is the winner, the loser goes to look for another place to hunt.If the opponents are rising, then begins the fight, which is likely to look like a ritual dance, as the snake did not harm each other, the winner will be the one who will squeeze the head of the opponent to the ground.The same males arrange fights not only territory but also for females.
During mating, the male who has found the female, the first for a long time caring for her, and then she allows him to mate.Sexual intercourse lasts more than an hour.After that, the female leaves and lay eggs in a month.An interesting fact is that the king cobra, unlike other snakes, takes care of the young, it makes a nest and guard the eggs until they solidify.In such a period of jack better not to approach even the elephant.Another interesting fact: the male king cobra has two members.
King Cobra, photos with which to do so like tourists - is not yet fully studied species in her behavior in their natural habitat there is still a lot of mysteries.After all, to keep track of it is almost impossible, and it is impossible to determine at what distance the snake can migrate for their lives.Also behavior research complicates the fact that the forest is home to the royal cobra, cut down, and she was forced to migrate to human settlements, resulting in its habits changed.It changes the nature of man, without thinking about the consequences, but only thinks about their own benefit.
