Flat-headed brother vs king cobra, one is a fearless boy who cannot be invaded by poison, the other is the king of a hundred snakes with severe poison, if these two beasts are one-on-one frontal hard anus, who will laugh to the end? In this issue, the Director of the Exploration Bureau will declassify it for you.
1. Flathead brother
The flat-headed brother is actually given a nickname by Chinese netizens, and the official name of this animal is actually called "honey badger". The flathead is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Although they bear the word "badger" in their name, they are not very similar to other badger species. Instead, they have more anatomically similarities to weasels. The species first appeared in Asia in the middle Pliocene, and some of its known close relatives date back to the Late Miocene at least 7 million years ago.
The African flathead is the largest terrestrial ferret, with adult males 23–28 cm shoulder height, body lengths of 55–77 cm and a tail of 12–30 cm. Females are usually smaller than males, with males weighing an average of 9-16 kg, while females weigh 5-10 kg. The flat-headed brother's body is quite long, but the back is obviously thick and broad; Its skin is very loose and allows them to rotate and twist freely in the flesh; The skin around the neck is 6 mm thick and suitable for various types of combat; The head is small and flattened, and the muzzle is short; The eyes are small, the ears are just ridges on the skin, and another possible way to adapt is to avoid getting hurt when fighting. Their legs are short and strong, with five toes per foot; The feet have very strong claws, the hind legs are short, and the forelimbs are very long.
Although he is a solitary animal, the flat-headed brother is very grumpy and fearless, whether it is a lion that is much older than himself, or a snake with a high degree of poison, they are always moving forward. In terms of fighting style, once the battle starts, there is no way back, either you die or I die. For this reason, they are named "the world's most fearless animal" by the Guinness Book of Records! In addition, they are called "honey badgers" because they have a special love for honey. But at the same time, they are very unprofessional predators, eating whatever they see, from insects, frogs, and lizards to bird eggs, berries, and stems.
It is worth mentioning that the flat-headed brother has an gland, which is uncommon in ferrets. This gland is said to produce a "suffocating" odor that can kill predators who want to get close to it, but may also help appease bees when attacking hives.
2. King Cobra
The king cobra, also known as the "mountain wind" or "mountain snake", is a venomous snake widely distributed in Asia and Africa. As a national reptile in India, the species occupies an important place in the mythological and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. However, threatened by habitat destruction, the king cobra has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2010.
As the only member of the genus King Cobra, it differs from other members of the cobra family, most notably its size and neck pattern. The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world, with an average length of 3.18-4 meters and a maximum length of 5.85 meters; They weigh an average of 6 kilograms, but the heaviest known king cobra weighs 12 kilograms. Its skin color varies depending on its habitat, ranging from black with white stripes to a complete brownish gray. It preys mainly on other snakes, both venomous and non-venomous. Unlike other snakes, king cobras rarely prey on other vertebrates, such as rodents and lizards.
Like most cobras and mambas, the king cobra's threatening manifestations include unfurling its neck cap, erect head, panting, and hissing. Despite its terrible reputation, the King Cobra will avoid confrontation with humans as much as possible. However, when provoked, it is able to hit targets at long distances and well above the ground. In addition to strangling their opponents, they will also take a bite at each other and inject a large amount of venom.
The venom of the king cobra consists of cytotoxins and neurotoxins, including α- neurotoxins and tridimum toxins. Its venom is produced in an anatomical gland called the retroorbital venom gland, which releases up to 400-600 mg per bite. These toxins affect the victim's central nervous system, causing severe pain, blurred vision, dizziness, drowsiness, and eventually paralysis. If the poisoning is severe, it will develop cardiovascular failure and the victim will fall into a coma. Because respiratory failure occurs quickly, affected people may die within 30 minutes of intoxication.
3. The Ultimate Battle
After the above analysis, it is time to fight! Flathead brother vs king cobra, who is stronger in combat?
Overall, the average weight of the flat-headed brother is larger, but it is also in a heavyweight. And we all know that snakes of the same weight are more than 20 times more powerful than humans. Simply put, when an 80-kilogram snake wrestles with an 80-kilogram human, the snake will surely strangle the person to death very easily. Therefore, I believe that when the flat-headed brother encounters the king cobra, the most likely tactic is to use his advantage and make a clever attack. Compared to the king cobra, agility is its advantage, and then bites the opponent's seven inches. For the king cobra, the best tactic is first of all to find every opportunity to lock the flat-headed brother, and if there is really no way, then use the bite to inject venom.
We all know that the flathead brother itself has immune function to snake venom, so the effect of snake venom on it is not very large. But this is a prerequisite, that is, the flat-headed brother will often sleep for a long time after being bitten by a poisonous snake, and then he will wake up. That is to say, snake venom does not work at all on the flat-headed brother, if it does not work, the flat-headed brother will not faint after the onset of the poison, the reason why it wakes up is because its own immune system helps it slowly defeat the snake venom. In addition, the flat-headed brother will be poisoned, indicating that its shell equipment is also easy to be bitten by poisonous snakes, and it is not as unbreakable as the outside world legend.
So we can still continue to reason, since the snake venom can work on the flathead brother, if the venom injected into the flathead brother is too much, beyond the range of his body's immune system, is it possible that he will not wake up? Yes, although the flathead brother has a snake venom immune system, but this system is not a complete antibody, there will be a critical value. Therefore, the flat-headed brother we see kills basically some small snakes, if you encounter a 10-kilogram king cobra, not only can not weld the opponent in terms of physical strength, in case the other party really bites himself, the amount of venom injected is more, then the flat-headed brother still has a chance to live? We all know that although the venom of the king cobra is not the most poisonous, because of its large size, its body contains much more venom than other venomous snakes, and the amount of venom released by them is also the largest amount of venom per bite.
Although the flat-headed brother is brave and invincible, the king cobra is also one of the most fearless snake species. To tell the truth, in the face of other poisonous snakes, the flat-headed brother has a great advantage; But in the face of the king cobra, this spicy strip is not delicious. In this set of heads-ups, if the flat-headed brother encounters a king cobra under 6 kg, it will have a chance to defeat the opponent; And if it encounters a king cobra over 6 kg, it has no chance at all.
So, in the end, the director concluded that the King Cobra would have a 51.2% chance of beating the flathead. Do you agree with the Director's analysis and conclusions? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.