It is currently May Day, and many scenic spots are full of tourists, and emergency notices have been issued! Many people will also choose to vacation abroad at this time, among which Thailand is not only beautiful scenery, but also relatively low consumption, is the first choice for many people to vacation abroad. However, poisonous snakes are very abundant in Thailand.
At about 16:20 local time on April 28, a large snake climbed into a resort in Tenzhang County, Suphan Province, Thailand, and asked firefighters to catch the snake. It is reported that after the firefighters arrived at the resort, they found the snake curled up next to the banana tree in the resort.
According to the resort owner, when he found the snake during the inspection, he immediately called the police for help, and until the firefighters arrived, he stood in the distance and watched the snake's movements. After determining the species of snake, firefighters immediately launched a snake hunting operation, which took 10 minutes to successfully capture the snake.
It is known that the snake is a king cobra, 4.2 meters long and weighing 7.6 kilograms. According to the initial judgment of firefighters, the king cobra inhabited the nearby forest, and due to the hot and dry weather, it went out to forage for food and came to the resort. Many netizens said: This is simply no shock. How powerful is the king cobra? Does the king cobra's diet contain cauliflower snakes?
King Cobra: The largest venomous snake
It is no exaggeration to say that the king cobra is known as the largest toxin, and the king cobra is also called "passing the mountain" because it has a sound like the wind when crawling at night. Therefore, if you walk at night and hear the sound of the wind in the wild, you are likely to encounter the largest venomous snake - the king cobra.
It is understood that the king cobra can reach up to 5.56 meters long, although the king cobra is not the largest snake in the snake world, but the king cobra is the most dangerous existence in the poisonous snake world.
Although the venom of the king cobra is not the strongest among the poisonous snakes, the amount of venom is very large, and it can poison an Asian elephant in a few hours, so many people talk about color change.
So, how much venom does the king cobra really have? It is known about the amount of venom secreted by the king cobra. It is the largest of all venomous snakes, with an average output of 200~500 mg of venom each time, compared to the highly venomous snake Silver Ring Snake can only secrete 4.6 mg of venom each time.
Secondly How toxic is the king cobra? It is understood that the king cobra can poison an Asian elephant, as the largest surviving land animal in Asia, the skin is thick, the temper is hot, and the evil is like hatred, how did the king cobra poison it?
First, super long fangs, the length of the king cobra's fangs can reach 1.25 cm, the fangs are connected to the venom glands, if attacked by the king cobra, the fangs will quickly inject venom into the prey through the fangs, and the venom will spread throughout the body with the blood, resulting in prey poisoning.
Second, complex venom. It is reported that the venom of the king cobra is mainly neurotoxins and a small part of the heart toxin, if attacked by the king cobra, there is a high probability of poisoning, there will be visual impairment, drowsiness, dizziness and other symptoms, and the cardiovascular system collapse leads to shock.
"There is a king snake in one mile, and there is no evil snake in ten miles"! Is the king cobra an opponent of the cauliflower snake?
King cobra is known as "one mile of king cobra, ten miles of non-poisonous snake", king cobra as the most poisonous snake in nature, its diet is also very extensive, including a variety of snakes (poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes eat) and some mice and chickens.
And in nature, the king jin snake in the cauliflower snake is known as "one mile has a king snake, ten miles without evil snake", the king jin snake as a representative of non-poisonous snake, and the king cobra is very similar, but also very fond of eating poisonous snakes, the longest length is only about two meters, so is the king jin snake powerful, or the king cobra is more powerful?
It has to be said that whether it is a king cobra or a king jin snake, it is the most important part of nature and can be called the leader in the snake world. Both are very fierce existence, when hunting prey, have their own killer skills, king cobra is mainly poisonous, because of its large amount of venom, for other large prey hunting ability is very strong.
And the king jin snake is mainly immune to snake venom, because its strength is very large, with a super first-class strangling ability, if there is a confrontation between the king cobra and the king jin snake, who is more powerful?
First, the king jin snake has a very strong strangling ability, with snake venom and detoxification ability (only effective for non-neurotoxins), but in the face of the mixed snake venom of the king cobra, the king jin snake is still very afraid.
Second, in terms of strangling ability, Wang Jin snake is very strong due to its hot temper attack ability, and has great strength, which is a fatal injury to the king cobra;
Third, the Wang Jin snake is also known as the smelly snake, the body surface has a disgusting smell, which is very scary for the snake with a very sensitive smell, even if it attacks the Wang Jin snake, it is likely that the body has a disgusting smell for a long time.
Comprehensive analysis, who is more powerful between the king jin snake and the king cobra, there may not be an accurate answer, both are very fierce snakes, crawling speed is also fast, if it really fights, it depends on who is bigger.
summary
King cobra is one of the most venomous snakes in the world, its value and significance is very significant, we should protect more, do not kill at will, resulting in the gradual disappearance of species.