However this snake will eat other venomous snakes such as other cobra species and kraits. When reptilian food is scare, the king cobra will take birds, lizards, and small mammals. The hatchlings are highly venomous from birth, and tend to be more skittish than the adults. read more
The king cobra’s diet consists mostly of other snakes, especially rat snakes and small pythons. However this snake will eat other venomous snakes such as other cobra species and kraits. When reptilian food is scare, the king cobra will take birds, lizards, and small mammals. read more
The species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to pressure from harvesting for meat, skin and use in traditional medicine, and because of increasing loss of habitat to deforestation. In India, king cobras are placed under Schedule II of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (as amended) and a person guilty of killing the snake can be imprisoned for up to 6 years. read more
The longest venomous snake in the world is the King Cobra. This is a snake that has many people worried because of the way they look and the size of them. read more