King Cobra

Garrett Hodapp

Bio 1st period

Colors of the King CobraColors of the King Cobra

• Its body color can be green, black, and sandy tanIts body color can be green, black, and sandy tan

• It sometimes has yellow stripes that go down the It sometimes has yellow stripes that go down the backback

HabitatHabitat

► Lives in Southeast Asia and IndiaLives in Southeast Asia and India► Prefers to live in dense forests and also where bodies of water Prefers to live in dense forests and also where bodies of water

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Stats

• Grows to be around 12 to 13 ft.• Just one bite from a Cobra is enough to kill an adult elephant witch equals

about 20 people • Only snake that makes a nest to lay the eggs in• Lays an average of 20 to 40 eggs• Life span of around 20 years

FactsFacts

Ability to spit venomAbility to spit venom Longest venomous snake Longest venomous snake Largest Cobra recorded was just over Largest Cobra recorded was just over

18 feet18 feet Its scientific name is Ophiophagus Its scientific name is Ophiophagus

HannahHannah Its venom is basically a neurotoxin Its venom is basically a neurotoxin

with traces of cardiotoxic compounds with traces of cardiotoxic compounds in itin it

Food

• The Cobra eats snakes like Pythons and Rattle snakes• If the food gets low the Cobra will eat lizards and rodents

Other animals that live among the Other animals that live among the King Cobra King Cobra

• Bengal Tiger• Common Palm Civet• Dawn Bat• Orangutan• Proboscis Monkey• Silvery Gibbon• Slender Loris• Sumatran Rhinoceros • Wagler’s Pit Viper

Websites Used• www.buzzle.com• www.secondstory.com• www.repticzone.com• www.aka-maelstrom.deviantart.com• www.blueplanetbiomes.org