Ignoring the scenes of hunting and destroying opponents, today we will admire a different perspective of the king cobra. A simpler, more familiar and somewhat cuter perspective of the scary animal.

Considered the King of snakes, the king cobra is not only the fear of different creatures but also the terror of its own kind.

The king cobra is the largest venomous snake, with the scientific name “Ophiophagus hannah” meaning “snake-eating species” in Greek.

Thanks to its strong resistance to snake poison, king cobras can hunt venomous snakes such as black mambas or rattlesnakes without any concerns.

Not only that, they also eat other king cobras. With a strong body, the king cobra can defeat other snakes, including pythons, and swallow its prey alive.

Originating from Asia, often found in the forests of India and Southeast Asia, the king cobra is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. King cobras can reach a length of 5.6m, making them the longest among venomous snakes.

King cobra venom is not the strongest among venomous snakes, but the amount of neurotoxin they can secrete in a single bite is up to two-tenths enough to kill 20 people, or even even an elephant.

The king cobra is an active hunter but is feared in that it frequently eats its own species. According to research by biologists, 1/3 of a cobra’s diet is their own kind.

Like most creatures on Earth, snakes and king cobras also need to drink water to stay alive. Do snakes really drink water like other animals?

The answer is yes, but it’s a bit more complicated. Some witnesses said that the snake’s drinking action looked a bit scary. Like a scaly cat licking.

The interesting thing here is that unlike many other animals, snakes cannot suck up water with their long and forked scary tongues.

To drink water, cobras use skin folds in the lower jaw to absorb water, a mechanism that works like small tubes in a sponge.

This is shown quite clearly in the clip filmed in India. When a man fed a cobra with a bottle of mineral water. These new but familiar images will make people who are afraid of snakes extremely surprised.

Of course, as wild animals, king cobras prefer to drink water from natural sources rather than bottled drinks.