On July 6, in Dali, Yunnan Province, a brown-yellow striped king cobra appeared in an abandoned pool of forest fruit plantations, and Dali firefighters approached cautiously and then grabbed the king cobra.
Many people may see many video of the king cobra's predation on the Internet, but they don't know how powerful the king cobra is? What will happen to the captured King Cobra? Does the king cobra hurt people? What is the natural enemy of the King Cobra?
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > how powerful the king cobra is</h1>
The king cobra is not as big as a python from the head, and it is more easy-going from the appearance, but in terms of use of poison, he is a master in the hands of the master, and he is a "snake king" who can produce high venom, as long as he is bitten by a cobra, the consequences are unimaginable.
How poisonous is the cobra? As we all know, the venom of the king cobra is very poisonous, and how toxic it is, many people are not too clear. According to statistics, the venom produced by the king cobra can poison an adult Asian elephant in three hours.
Elephants are originally thick-skinned and large, and the king cobra can poison it to death in three hours through its own venom, which shows that the king cobra has a lot of venom and strong toxicity.
According to statistics: the amount of venom injected by an adult king cobra is as high as 400-600 mg per time. Secretions up to 700 mg or more, the amount of venom is about 5-7 times that of other snakes. That is, it has no problem poisoning more than 20 adults in one bite.
Although it is a king cobra, it is very different from the cobra, it is not a member of the cobra genus, but is independent of the king cobra genus. The king cobra is more ferocious, agile and agile than the cobra. The most detoxified, it is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world, while the king cobra protection level is a vulnerable species.
The king cobra is a second-class rare and protected animal in Yunnan Province, and the king cobra is included in the appendix II list of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Therefore, the king cobra that was caught in Yunnan will definitely be properly placed and protected in a safe environment.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > why is it a "vulnerable" species that is so powerful as the king cobra? </h1>
Everyone is very confused, the king cobra is already so powerful, so toxic, elephants are not afraid, why has it become a vulnerable species? It is listed as a national second-level protected animal in China.
In this case, there are generally two situations, one is to artificially reduce the number, and the other is to naturally eliminate and control its quantity through the natural biological food chain.
First of all, let's talk about the man-made situation, which is also very well understood, and the number of king cobras has dropped sharply through artificial capture, which stems from human greed and selfishness.
India has gained profits through the performance of the king cobra, and a large number of king cobras have been caught in India, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of king cobras.
The other is to be pit by the appearance of the king cobra, humans found that the skin of the king cobra is very beautiful, there is a large number of king cobras hunted, snakeskin is used to make high-end luxury goods and so on.
There is also the way of natural elimination, this way is very common in nature, the king cobra as a snake king, with poison, but it still has many natural enemies, because some natural enemies, not afraid of snake venom, even if it is a flat-headed brother, after two hours of poisoning, you can fight for another three hundred rounds.
What are the natural enemies of the King Cobra? According to statistics, crocodiles, red-cheeked badgers, Komodo dragons, snake vultures, eagles, honey badgers, snake badgers, etc., although the king cobra is known as the "snake king", but its natural enemies are still very many.
Because of the existence of natural enemies, the number of king cobras will also be greatly limited, even if humans begin to protect the king cobra now, the natural enemies of the king cobra will not let it breed wantonly.
Humans as the top of the food chain, by controlling their own behavior, can effectively protect the ecological environment, king cobras will be more and more, the future is also likely to be the same as the giant panda "downgrade".