Snakes Species

Appearance

• Large powerfully built snake.
• Up to 5.5m in length and 9 kg in weight. 
• Varies but mainly olive-green or black coloured with pale yellow cross bands along the body. 
• Underbelly may be pale yellow or cream. 
• Head of full-grown snake can be massive and bulky. 
• King Cobra has proteroglyph dentition — two short, fixed fangs in the front of the jaw channeling venom into the prey. 
• Male is much larger than the female. 
• Hatchlings are 45–50 cm long and banded in black and white.

Life Cycle

• The mating season is January. 
• Female lays up to 50 eggs and coils atop them for 60–80 days incubation period. 
• Averagely can live up to 20 years.

Habits

• Generally its diet is composed of other snakes but may also feed on other small animals such as lizards, birds, and rodents. 
• Is shy and avoid humans whenever possible, but are fiercely aggressive when cornered. 
• A diurnal species. 
• Capable of flattening its upper body by spreading its ribs and forming the distinctive 'hood' about its neck. 
• Its venom is primarily neurotoxic which attacks the victim's central nervous system and immediately causes from sev