The Real King of the Jungle? ft. KING COBRA

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The much anticipated episode... The King Cobra! The snake is one of the most notorious venomous snakes in the world, inspiring myth and legend for thousands of years. The King Cobra ( Ophiophagus hannah ) is the largest venomous snake in the world, growing up to 4 metres in length. Its venom yield is almost half a gram, and combined with its relatively high toxicity, it is considered on the most dangerous snakes on the planet. The death rate for untreated bites is over 50%.

The King Cobra lives in primary and secondary rainforests. It specialises in eating other snakes, but also will eat rodents and other animals. Many people have even observed the King Cobra eating large reticulated pythons so it can be considered the top predator in the ecosystem. When threatened the King Cobra lifts its head up hight and flattens its neck in a cobra fashion, and exhales. Often striking forward to force an intruder to retreat.

King Cobras are rarely encountered in the wild, due to their near endangered status. Coming across one to film was a dream come true!!

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DISCLAIMER
Jack Randall has extensive experience handling and studying wild animals. Where filming with dangerous animals Made in the Wild works with scientists and wildlife institutions. Do not attempt to handle wild animals without appropriate training and permits.

About Jack Randall:
Jack is a zoologist on an adventure! He has a TV show with National Geographic Wild / Disney+ called "Out There with Jack Randall" and this is his YouTube channel where he tells animal stories. Jack was educated at Oxford University following an apprenticeship with the iconic Steve Irwin (which started when Jack was 14!). Jack’s mission is to show off the world’s most amazing animals. And to do that he must explore the world’s most wild places…

What Are Creature Features?
All creatures have evolved different tricks to survive in the wild places they call their homes! Each animal has an awesome story about how they look, what they eat and even how they move! Creature Features spotlight the stories behind these crazy cool adaptations.

The Science:
With over 1 Million species on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, animal populations are in decline the world over. This is due to many reasons but what we know for sure is to keep the planet's amazing diversity of wildlife we need to learn as much as possible about where and how these creatures live their lives. Collating all the data we are gathering will help build a picture of which habitats are key to sustaining the largest diversity of life on planet earth.

Thanks to our amazing team without whom the series would not have been possible!

Suzie Brearley, Production & Second (backup) Cam
Sarah Ash, Camera
Tom Eagar, Edit
Mike Wyatt, Graphics
Michael Brearley, Series Intro