Anacondas do not lay eggs, but give birth to young ones like mammals.

Anacondas Babies are around 2 feet long when they are born.

Anacondas scientific name is eunectes murinus, meaning “good swimmer” in Latin.

King Cobra hunt other snakes even bigger than its size.

King Cobras have an excellent vision which makes them capable to see their prey from about three feet.

A 20 ft Fully grown king cobra can produce about 550 ml of venom.

Mongoose is immune to king cobra’s venom.

King cobra is not an apex predator as mongoose can kill it.

Fun Facts for kids: Some interesting facts about king cobras? As snakes don’t have chewing teeth they swallow their prey after killing them. King cobra is a longest venomous snake, it ambushes and attacks its prey by releasing venom in prey’s body through its fangs. Hunting Technique: How do Anacondas hunt?Īre anacondas venomous? Actually no they are not venomous boa, anacondas and pythons all are non-venomous constrictors.As green anacondas are constrictors they kill their prey by suffocating them. Green anacondas are apex predators their diets constitute small mammals, amphibians, fishes, birds but large anacondas do hunt capybaras, caiman and deer. King cobras are notoriously known for eating other snake species however, they do prey on small mammals, birds, fishes etc.

Where do Green Anacondas live?Īnacondas are semi-aquatic animals that prefer to live in shallow, slow-moving freshwater, marshes, swamps but they are also found in grasslands, tropical savannahs and rainforests. King Cobra live in the forest and they prefer to live in humid locations like rain-forests. King Cobra are native to Asia it is found in Northeast India, Southern India, China, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and the Philippines. They are the largest snakes in the world size varying between 3-12 metres and can weigh more than 250 kg. Their eyes and nose are located on the upper side of the head which makes it capable to breathe and see while being completely submerged in water. Anacondas can be dark-olive green, yellow coloured as they spend most of their time in water their skin is soft and loose to endure water absorption. Green anacondas are counted among constrictors as they kill their prey by asphyxiating them and they don’t have venomous glands.

Its underbelly colour is usually uniform and it might have bars too. Adult King Cobra can be yellow, green, brown or black having yellowish or white crossbars on its body while the juveniles are jet-black coloured. King cobras are longest snakes having an average size ranging between 10-12 feet long but they can reach size up to 18 feet and can weigh up to 10 kg. 9.6 Do Cobras make good pets? Physical Traits: How do king cobras look?

Full grown green anaconda