- Fact 2 - The cobra is found in hot
tropical climates like those in the Philippines, Southern Asia
and Africa
- Fact 3 - There are about 270
species of cobra
- Fact 4 - The cobra is usually
colored brown, brownish-black or a dull grey
- Fact 5 - The venom fangs of a cobra
are half an inch long
- Fact 6 - The smallest cobras are
the Mozambique spitting cobras, which grow upto lengths of 4
feet
- Fact 7 - The largest types of
cobras are the King Cobra
- Fact 8 - King Cobra stats and
facts
- The skin of the King Cobra snake is
either olive-green, tan, or black, and it has faint, pale yellow
cross bands down the length of the body
- Weight: 6 kg (13.2 lb)
- Length: 3.6–4 m (12–13 feet)
- Habitat:
Found on land, trees and also in water in tropical climates of
Asia
- Lifespan: 20 years
- Diet: The King cobra eats Lizards,
Birds, Rodents and other Snakes
- Baby King Cobras have a length of
45 to 55 centimeters (18 to 22 in)
- King Cobras are often used by snake
charmers in Burma
- Fact 9 - Cobras have excellent
night vision
- Fact 10 - Cobras detect their prey
with their keen sense of smell
- Fact 11 - The Cobra Hood:
- A cobra raises its head and spreads
out its hood when angry or threatened to frighten any predators
- The cobra hood is made up of flaps
of skin that is attached to long ribs behind the head
- Fact 12 - Cobras swallow their prey
whole
- Fact 13 - The joints in the jaws of
cobras are flexible allowing them to open up their mouths really
wide to swallow their prey easily
- Fact 14 - The metabolism of the
cobra is very slow so it only needs to eat every couple of
months
- Fact 15 - Common Cobras are also
very capable of spitting venom
- Fact 16 - Cobras are used by snake
charmers because they respond well to visual cues and these
charmers specialize in getting the Cobra to rise up and
"hood-out" to please tourists
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