What is the diet of the king cobra?

The King Cobra, O. Hannah, is a snake eater. Like the King Snake, King Cobra’s will seek out and feed on any variety of snake that crosses their path. They will even eat other venomous and poisonous snakes, but will usually avoid them. read more

Amazing King Cobra Facts For Kids. The average length of king cobra measures around 3 – 4 meters (9.8 – 13 feet), with the weight measuring at 6 kg (13 lb). The longest king cobra was kept under captivity at the London Zoo, with the length of about 18.5 – 18.8 feet (5.6 – 5.7 meters). read more

The king cobra is distributed across the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the southern areas of East Asia (where it is not common), in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and southern China. read more

Diet Although birds and mammals are sometimes taken, the favourite food of the king cobra is, surprisingly, other snakes. Pythons, tree snakes or other venomous species are all eaten. read more