Viral: IFS officer shares rare picture of King Cobra eating another cobra

Team Udayavani, Jul 21, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

Source: Twitter

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared a picture of the reptile feeding onto a spectacled cobra (Indian cobra).

The IFS officer explained, ‘Ophiophagus’ is derived from Greek, meaning ‘snake eating and Hannah is derived from the name of tree-dwelling nymphs in Greek mythology. So king living true to its name”

He also added that the king cobra is the only snake that builds nests.

The scientific name of this king cobra is; Ophiophagus hannah. “Ophiophagus” is derived from Greek, meaning “snake-eating” and hannah is derived from the name of tree-dwelling nymphs in Greek mythology. So king living true to its name.

The only snake which build nests.

— Parveen Kaswan (@ParveenKaswan) July 19, 2021

The tweet quickly garnered a lot of attention and below is how the internet reacted.

It's a snake-eat-snake world. https://t.co/oe35FNDTnl

— SudhirVoleti (@Sudhir_Voleti) July 20, 2021

Cannibalism among snakes?! Interesting.

— Karuna Sanghvi (@karunasanghvi) July 19, 2021

Looking astonishing… ????…
But actually bit scary Sir ?????? ????

— शिवमणि 'शिवआफ़्ताब' (@manish_aftab143) July 20, 2021