AsiaVulnerable
King cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
The longest venomous snake in the world. It mostly eats other snakes.
- Weight
- Up to 9 kg
- Size
- Up to 5.5 m long
- Lifespan
- About 20 years
- Top speed
- Fast for a snake
- Diet
- Mostly other snakes
How heavy is that?
About 23% of a 40 kg kid
Where it lives
Three things to know
- It can lift a third of its body off the ground.
- It is the only snake that builds a nest for its eggs.
- It 'growls' by hissing deeply.
Compare with…
- Weight
- King cobra9 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe kid weighs about 4× as much as the king cobra
- Size
- King cobra5.5 mA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe king cobra is about 4× as big as the kid
- Top speed
- King cobra—A 10-year-old kid20 km/hToo slow to time
- Lifespan
- King cobra20 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 4× as long as the king cobra
Food chain
- InsectsProducer
- Rats
- Snakes
King cobraThis animal
Nothing hunts a healthy adult