King Cobras

King Cobras are known for spitting venom in the eyes of prey, blinding them. Despite what their name suggests, they are not actually cobras.

Looks

Their patterns depend on where they live, but their colours are the same. They are brown and yellow with black stripes. When they are hatchlings, the black bands are stronger, but as they grow the black fades until the stripes are only vague.

Feeding

King Cobras eat mostly other snakes. Their diet of snakes includes small pythons, ratsnakes, and mangrove snakes.

Habitat

These snakes live mostly in plains, forests and rainforests in China, Southeast Asia, and India. Also liking mangrove swamps, King Cobras are good tree climbers.

Breeding

King Cobras are the only snakes who make nests and guard them fiercely. A shedding of skin marks the beginning of the breeding season, which starts in January. Sadly, the eggs can be broken, trampled or eaten by wild boars and mongooses. The female will lay 20-50 eggs. The baby grows inside, then, when it has grown big enough to hatch, it makes a hole in the shell and slithers out. Like other snakes, King Cobra eggs have soft shells.

Enemies

King Cobras have enough poison to kill an elephant. They have a “hood” on their necks, which they flare when the snake is threatened or angry. When about to attack, King Cobras rise up off the ground, spread their hoods and hiss ferociously. 
They usually shy away from humans, only attacking when the snake is cornered. Mongooses are the main predators of these snakes. Another enemy of the King Cobras are humans, who destroy their habitats, driving them out where they can kill them.

Here's a link to a video of a Mozambique spitting cobra!