37Venomous Snakes Battle +Aardvark vs Anteater winner
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00:00 One is a snake eater that can kill an elephant with one bite, while the other has incredible agility and brings fear to all the African residents.
00:09 King Cobra vs Black Mamba.
00:13 Let's see which of them is the real king of snakes.
00:15 I am Mario and this is Animal Battle.
00:24 I will compare our two competitors based on their agility, attack, defense, intelligence, bone skill and survival.
00:31 And at the end of the video I will announce the winner of the last battle between the artwork and the giant ant eater.
00:37 But before we go to each of these sections I have a short announcement.
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01:04 Back to the video and we start with agility.
01:07 The king cobra, which can be found in South East Asia, is a really quick snake, being more agile than the snakes that reside in the same region.
01:14 It is also an incredible swimmer, being much faster than a boat, so I wouldn't want to be in the same river as this big and fast snake.
01:21 Still, the king does not actually hold the title of the fastest snake in the world, because that title is rightfully attributed to its African cousin, the black mamba.
01:31 The agility of a black mamba is frightening.
01:33 It can reach up to 19 km/h over short distances, its elongated body making it seem like it is moving even faster than that.
01:40 Furthermore, the black mamba is a really good tree climber, raising a huge part of its body to transfer to the branches of the trees.
01:47 Add to that the fact that it is a good swimmer and one of the fastest striking snakes in the world.
01:52 While a human could technically outrun this snake in an open field, I'd rather not be anywhere near this agile snake.
01:58 As you can see, the agility stats speak clearly.
02:05 While the king cobra is a really agile snake, it is outshined by the black mamba in this category.
02:10 Next, we will take a look at their bonus skills, which will come in handy when we will talk about their attack and defense stats.
02:16 Both of these snakes can smell with their tongue.
02:18 Their forked tongues are really useful for finding the exact location of their prey, bringing sand particles to a sensory scepter located on the roof of their mouth.
02:26 Both the black mamba and the king cobra also have good eyesight, since they are diurnal.
02:30 These snakes also have some different adaptations for intimidating any threat.
02:34 The black mamba will spread its narrow neck flap, similar to cobras, to seem larger.
02:38 It will also open its mouth wide, revealing its inky black mouth.
02:42 This dark and scary mouth is actually what inspired the name "black mamba", since these snakes do not actually have a black coloration on the outside.
02:50 The king cobra will employ a similar strategy, standing upright and opening its hood to look more intimidating.
02:56 It will also use its growl hiss, a scary, low-pitched hiss that sounds more like a growl.
03:01 So their bonus skills are…
03:03 [Dramatic Music]
03:07 Quite good.
03:09 Now we will move to attack and defense.
03:11 The king cobra is a large snake, the world's longest venomous snake in fact.
03:15 It will reach between 3.18 and 4 meters in length, the longest one recorded measuring 5.85 meters.
03:22 King cobras are also sexually dimorphic, the male being quite larger than the female, weighing 10 kilograms on average compared to the 5 kilogram weight of the latter.
03:31 The second longest venomous snake in the world would be the black mamba, which typically reaches 2 to 3 meters in length, but some individuals can get to 4.5 meters.
03:39 The black mamba has a lean body and will average at 1.6 kilograms in weight.
03:44 Not only are these two snake species large, but they are also extremely venomous.
03:48 A bite from a king cobra is said to be able to kill an adult elephant or 20 people.
03:53 That is because the bite of a king cobra can deliver up to 420 milligrams of highly potent venom consisting of cytotoxins and neurotoxins.
04:02 The toxins will affect the victim's central nervous system, resulting in severe pain, blurred vision, vertigo, drowsiness, and eventually paralysis.
04:11 Without a proper antivenom and treatment, the symptoms will progress to cardiovascular collapse, the victim falling into a coma, and death will soon follow due to respiratory failure.
04:21 The person bitten by the king cobra can die within 30 minutes.
04:24 While this sounds frightening, it is important to note that king cobras actually avoid humans and will only bite when agitated or provoked.
04:32 In that case, the black mamba will be the more dangerous of the two snakes, as it has been known to approach human settlements.
04:38 If it feels threatened, it will raise its body, enabling it to lunge as much as 40% of it upwards, delivering a series of rapid bites, each containing about 120 milligrams of venom.
04:48 The black mamba's venom is primarily neurotoxic, resulting in symptoms like blurred vision, a metallic taste, difficulty handling saliva, loss of consciousness, and respiratory failure.
04:58 This last symptom can result in cardiovascular collapse and therefore death within 45 minutes or less.
05:04 Before antivenom was developed, a bite from a black mamba was 100% lethal.
05:09 The venom of the snakes is primarily used when hunting.
05:12 What exactly do they prey on? It might surprise you.
05:16 Good evening, gentlemen. What would you like to order, Mr. King Cobra?
05:20 Which snake species do you fancy this time? You heard me right.
05:23 The king cobra primarily preys on other snakes like pythons, Indian cobras, and rat snakes.
05:29 Once it spots a snake, the hunt begins.
05:32 It will bite onto the body of a snake, injecting its potent venom.
05:35 It will hold onto the prey until it dies, sometimes even trying to coil around the prey with its muscular body to suffocate it.
05:42 The king cobra is immune to the venom of other snakes, so its prey, even though it is a venomous snake itself, has no escape.
05:49 Now you know how exactly the king cobra got its name.
05:52 What about you, Mr. Black Mamba? Would you like some birds or perhaps small rodents or bats?
05:57 The black mamba's prey seems more conventional for a snake.
06:00 It will prefer to hunt warm-blooded prey that lives within its range.
06:04 Once it is close enough to its prey, the black mamba will deliver a series of strikes, releasing the prey which will be paralyzed in seconds.
06:11 After that, it will swallow the prey, and its potent digestive system will completely digest the prey in the next 8 to 10 hours.
06:18 These snakes still have their predators.
06:20 Black mambas can be killed by birds of prey, the extremely agile and venom-resistant mongoose, or even the fierce honey badger.
06:27 King cobras can sometimes be picked up by large birds of prey, but their biggest predator will still be the mongoose, which is immune to its venom,
06:33 although even the mongoose will rarely attack the king cobra.
06:36 Let us see their stats.
06:39 With their highly potent venom, these two snakes have incredible attack stats.
06:46 The king cobra will be better in these categories, as it is both larger and more powerful than the black mamba.
06:52 Intelligence comes next.
06:53 The black mamba displays remarkable intelligence, being a creature of habit.
06:57 When threatened, it will quickly calculate its next best move and will often take residence in an area abundant in food.
07:03 But in this category, it is once again outshined by the king cobra, which possesses an awareness and alertness far beyond other snakes.
07:10 Males will protect their territory, chasing other males away, and in captivity, the king cobra will distinguish the caregiver from strangers.
07:18 It is also the only snake that builds a nest for its eggs.
07:21 So their intelligence stats are…
07:28 Still not that high, but that is because this scale compares these snakes to birds and mammals, but compared to other snakes, these two would rank quite high.
07:37 Finally, we can talk about their survival.
07:39 The king cobra is listed as a vulnerable species.
07:42 It will lay between 7 and 43 eggs in its nest, and the mother will protect the nest until the baby snakes come out.
07:48 These babies are already highly venomous and will live for about 20 years in the wild.
07:53 The black mamba is listed as the least conserved species, and the female will lay a clutch of 6 to 17 eggs.
07:58 The hatchlings will have a lifespan of 11 years or longer.
08:01 So let's see their stats.
08:03 As you can see, both of these snakes are really agile and powerful, but only one of them can be the winner.
08:13 And it is you who will decide the winner, voting in the comments down below, writing #Cobra to vote for a king cobra, or #Mamba to vote for a black mamba.
08:22 I'll count the votes and will announce the winner in the next episode of Animal Battle.
08:26 It is time to see who is the winner of the last Animal Battle between the Arthur and the giant anteater.
08:33 So, the winner is…
08:36 The giant anteater!
08:38 Don't be upset if you wanted the Arthur to win, because here, on M from Animals, we love and respect all animals.
08:45 So don't forget to write #Cobra or #Mamba to vote for this episode's winner.
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