Do water monitors eat cobras?

Yes, and Vice Versa. Both animals are powerful, a Nile or Water Monitor gets pretty big, and an adult can consume a small Cobra. A good size Cobra could eat a small, juvenile water or other type of Monitor lizard. This is going to be a toss up, based on the size of each predator. read more

Asian water monitors are natural fish eaters. Lizards use tongues to locate food. Health insurance is available for exotic pets for health or injury, as per end of video. Shop around. Make sure to take care of your pets. Asian Water Monitor (Various salvator) are natural fish eaters. Lizard locates food using tongue to find a wide variety of prey. read more

It can grow larger than 1.5-2 m (4.906.6 feet), while the largest Water Monitor Lizard was recorded in Sri Lanka, measuring 3.2 meters (10.5 feet). This unique carnivore lizard, which is an excellent swimmer, defends itself by using its tail, claws and jaws. It will usually eat fish, frogs, birds, crabs, rodents and snakes. read more

Among others, black-throated monitors, timor monitors, Asian water monitors, Nile monitors, mangrove monitors, emerald tree monitors, black tree monitors, roughneck monitors, dumeril's monitors, peach-throated monitors, crocodile monitors and Argus monitors have been kept in captivity. read more

However, most monitors only rarely eat rodents in the wild, and if fed artificially high numbers of them (as often occurs in captivity) they can quickly succumb to a variety of health problems. Mice and rats are generally considered to be too high in fat for most captive, exercise-deprived monitors. read more

There are many predators that eat snake eggs, with the water monitor lizard and veld monitor being major culprits. With their forked tongues, these monitors are highly efficient at locating snake eggs, and will quickly eat an entire batch. read more