King Cobras

By Logan BandyMiss Wilson’s class

Interesting facts

King cobras are the largest venomous snake in the world. They can grow up to 18 feet long in the wild. A king cobra also has the ability to deliver a dry bite which is when the snake injects no venom into its target. When it feels threatened it opens its hood (expands the skin on its neck) to warn predators. it is also the only species of snake able to spit poison

Diet

The king cobras diet consists mostly of smaller snakes, rodents, lizards and birds. One of the hunting tactics of the cobra is to spit poison to disable (blind) its prey. After it bites and injects venom into its prey and eats it. Sometimes the snake bites its prey then lets go and waits for the poison to kill it (except for birds when the bird flies of it could get to far from the snake.

Vital organsThree of the most important organs are in

the head and neck. These are the Brain Heart and Poison gland. The stomach intestines run down its long body same for the lungs. Its fangs are a half inch long and are hollow, otherwise poison would not be able to flow through.

Food Chain

sun

grassrat

King cobra

mushroom

Inherited Traits

Some inherited traits are tough skin eye color skin patterns and species.

adaptationsA few adaptations are tough skin the poison

gland hollow fangs and the hood on its neck.

Learned behaviors

Some learned behaviors are laying in the sun to speed up its digestive system character traits from its parents learning to move to the rhythm of a snake charmers fingers strumming on his guitar.

habitat

the king cobra lives in Asia China swamps and forests ( areas with a generally warm climate because it is warm blooded ).

credits

Hank Wade Addi Macie Google.com/images and of course Miss Wilson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!