Origin
Cobras are found in Southeast Asia, India, and southern China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Most specimens have been recorded in peninsula Malaysia.
An exact number is not known, but due to its small number it is considered an endangered species. Cobra is generally found in the jungle in places with a lot of humidity. It hides under leaves, behind rocks or in bamboo.
Fortunately, they prefer to avoid places inhabited by humans. The destruction of their habitat started a fight between man and this snake. It has a very powerful venom and that makes it dangerous. Cobras can also climb into shrubs or trees and spend significant time away from the ground in search of prey.
Cobras are threatened by the reduction of tropical forests, jungles and bamboo plantations. Fear of venom causes many who see the cobra to try to kill it.
It is also used to make leather goods such as belts, boots, wallets, etc.
Feeding Snake Cobra
Cobra eat mice, rats, snakes, lizards, birds, frogs and other snakes. Like all snakes swallow their prey head first.
Both the upper and lower jaws have elastic ligaments so that the snake can swallow animals larger than its circumference.
Snakes cannot chew prey. This is digested by the very strong acids in the snake's stomach.
They can last without food for up to several months.
Features Snake Cobra
The Cobra grows to a length of 3.7 m. the longest animal had a length of 5.6 m. when threatened he takes a fighting position threatening himself.
It rises to a third of its body length, widens the side near its head and emits a hissing noise. Cobra has scales that cover its shiny and dry to the touch, but cold skin. Adults have the colours yellow, green, brown or black and the throat yellow or cream.
Cobra snakes, about 15cm long, have bright bands on their bodies of yellow, white or black. The Cobra moves by sliding and crawling. It is often seen in workers ' Gardens in northeast India.
It can rise to a maximum of one-third of its body to defend itself or to search for food.
Cobra is the most venomous snake in the world. A single bite can inject enough venom to kill an elephant. The Venom has such a high concentration that only 6-7ml is needed. This is enough to kill 20 people.
Venom has a paralyzing effect on the nerves. In medicine it is used to treat arthritis.
Cobra is deified in India, especially on the occasion of Nag Panchami, it appears on sculptures on the walls of temples and in local myths and legends. It is also found in many images of Hindu worship.
Cobra Snake Breeding
They are the only snakes that nest to lay eggs. They gather together a large pile of leaves to set up their nest.
These leaves generate heat and hold the eggs at a higher temperature. The female lays 20 to 40 eggs and curls on top of them to keep them warm until they hatch.
The eggs are incubated for two months. During this time the snake will defend the nest from any predators. Cobras shed several times a year with age, most of the time when they are growing during development.
There is a tradition in India that cobra snakes mate for life.
