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2022.11.22
The cobra is so powerful, why is it not the king of a hundred snakes, is it not poisonous enough?
Cobras are notoriously a very feared snake, not only because of their venom, or their name, but also because their neck can expand to the sides at the same time, and then stand half upright to intimidate opponents
However, no matter how scary the cobra is, it is far from being the king of a hundred snakes, and some people even say that even the cauliflower snake in the countryside can hang it, so what position is the cobra in the snake? Who is the real king of the snakes?
Let's take a look together, the cobra is actually known to everyone, it is a general name for the genus of cobras, and there are more than 20 confirmed species under it, the most powerful and prestigious of which is what we call the king cobra, which is also called the peak
As a highly venomous snake, it not only has the poison of snakes, but also has other venomous snakes are difficult to reach, it is reported that an adult king cobra, its body length can reach four meters, the weight is about six kilograms, and the king cobra is also known for its bloodthirsty, it will not only specifically feed on various poisonous snakes, sometimes even elephants are not spared
For example, in India, there was an incident in which the snake king killed an Asian elephant, which was quite sensational at that time, since the king cobra's combat effectiveness is so strong, why is it not the king of a hundred snakes
There was a research project that ranked the lethality of 32 species of venomous snakes relatively scientifically, and at that time mainly referred to six indicators, namely body size, toxicity strength, dose of venom discharged at one time, length of fangs, and then defense capacity and the number of deaths per year
Each of these six indicators scored a perfect score of five, and then by adding these six scores together to get a final lethal score, it turned out that the highly anticipated king cobra scored only twenty-one points, tied for fifth place with wasabi and hairy fu
As for other types of cobras, the score is lower, so since the king cobra is not the king of a hundred snakes, who is the real king of a hundred snakes
In this regard, many people say that it is a cauliflower snake, first of all, the size of the cauliflower snake is relatively large, and it belongs to the long and thick kind, it is said that the largest can grow to more than ten kilograms, and secondly, the cauliflower snake has a particularly short temper, often attacks other snakes, and almost every time is a dead hand
In my impression, I have seen more than once that the cauliflower snake uses its size advantage to strangle other snakes, but in my personal opinion, the cauliflower snake really does not deserve the title of the king of a hundred snakes
In the end, it is just a non-poisonous snake, and in terms of body size, it is not larger than the king cobra, and the comprehensive strength is slightly inferior to the king cobra, when it comes to the real king of snakes, in addition to body size, we may be more likely to consider from two other indicators
The first is toxicity, when it comes to the most toxic snakes, many people know that it is a sea snake, the most poisonous one is called the black-ringed sea snake, which is many times more toxic than any land snake, but in fact, the probability of people encountering sea snakes is really quite small
Therefore, we are mainly talking about the poisonous snake on land, that is, the famous inland taipan snake, its venom is 50 times more toxic than ordinary cobras, and the emission of disposable venom is enough to kill 250,000 mice, but it is worth mentioning that this snake is relatively shy and generally does not take the initiative to attack humans
According to statistics, this giant spirit kui snake produced in northern Africa to the desert of Sri Lanka bites more than 100,000 people every year, and bites more than 20,000 of them, and the most terrifying thing is that so far, people have not come up with a good way to prevent the giant spirit kui snake
Because this snake is not only hot-tempered, extremely aggressive and poisonous, but more importantly, they are very good at camouflage, staying in the desert or under the leaves, they can't see it at all, so many victims are attacked without their knowledge
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