For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of other snakes? [2008] - PMF IAS

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For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of other snakes?

Krait
Russell’s viper
Rattlesnake
King cobra

Explanation

Option (d) is correct

The King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is famously ophiophagous, which literally means “snake-eating” in Greek. Its diet is almost exclusively composed of other snakes, both venomous and non-venomous, as well as lizards.

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Answer: (d) King Cobra