TIL: King Cobras Are Cannibals | Today I Learned

there’s a snake out there that’s a

there’s a snake out there that’s a nightmare to other snakes the king cobra

nightmare to other snakes the king cobra

nightmare to other snakes the king cobra king cobras have a very specialized diet

king cobras have a very specialized diet

king cobras have a very specialized diet they eat other snakes

king cobras are very big snakes your

king cobras are very big snakes your average size is about eight to ten feet

average size is about eight to ten feet

average size is about eight to ten feet in length the largest of the king cobras

in length the largest of the king cobras

in length the largest of the king cobras get to about 18 feet

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[Music] and they’re also very slender they’re

and they’re also very slender they’re

and they’re also very slender they’re very quick on the ground so there’s very

very quick on the ground so there’s very

very quick on the ground so there’s very few other snakes that came out slither

few other snakes that came out slither

few other snakes that came out slither king cobra its venom is a pure

king cobra its venom is a pure

king cobra its venom is a pure neurotoxin it basically kills by

neurotoxin it basically kills by

neurotoxin it basically kills by asphyxiation it brings a complete

asphyxiation it brings a complete

asphyxiation it brings a complete shutdown of the nervous system and

shutdown of the nervous system and

shutdown of the nervous system and breathing collapses and that’s when the

breathing collapses and that’s when the

breathing collapses and that’s when the king cobra goes in and then eat it

king cobra goes in and then eat it

king cobra goes in and then eat it sometimes they’re cannibals where they

sometimes they’re cannibals where they

sometimes they’re cannibals where they eat another king cobra

there are other states that have also

there are other states that have also been documented eating other snakes but

been documented eating other snakes but

been documented eating other snakes but in terms of like being a specialized

in terms of like being a specialized

in terms of like being a specialized snake eater the king cobra takes the top

snake eater the king cobra takes the top

snake eater the king cobra takes the top spot so if you’re a person that doesn’t

spot so if you’re a person that doesn’t

spot so if you’re a person that doesn’t like snakes

like snakes

like snakes well you have good reason to like a king

well you have good reason to like a king

well you have good reason to like a king cobra because it eats other snakes

cobra because it eats other snakes

cobra because it eats other snakes [Music]

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