Cobras are large and diverse group of venomous snakes. There are about 270 different types of cobras. They live in tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia, usually in forests and areas near river.
Facts about Cobras
1. Smallest species of cobra, Mozambique spitting cobra, is 4 feet long. Largest species is King Cobra. It weighs around 13 pounds and has 18 feet in length.
2. There are red, yellow, green, brown, black, mottled, banded and many other colours and patterns of cobra.
3. Cobras produce large amount of venom. With just one bite, cobra can kill large elephant or 10-15 adult humans. Venomous fangs have half an inch in length.
4. They have excellent night vision and sense of smell, which they use to detect prey. Sense of smell is located on the tongue.
5. These snakes are hunters and will quietly follow their prey until they are ready to attack. They can move very fast and can speed along with their heads raised.
6. Cobras are cannibals, which means that they will eat other snakes as well as birds, bird eggs and small mammals. Kraits feed almost totally on other snakes.
7. Their metabolism is very slow, so they need to eat every couple of months. Like other snakes, they swallow their prey whole.
8. Group of cobras is called “quiver”
9. Females lay between 20-40 eggs. Incubation time (time until they hatch) lasts between 60-80 days. Cobras are the only snakes that show at least some sort of parental behavior. They build nest for their eggs and guard them until they hatch.
10. Cobras live 20 years in the wild. They might live longer in captivity.
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