Met one of these on a hiking path, I think we both surprised each other, only his reflexes were ... a bit faster than mine. I was looking at my right hand to check if I had picked up some spider web because it felt like it - by the time I turned to the left side, he flexed the hood, hissed and basically glided several yards away from me within a second. He was less than a yard away from me when HE noticed me, he could have easily destroyed me, thank god he chose to get away. He seemed like a very long and intelligent quadriceps muscle. I would have definitely lost that arm wrestle.
It was typhoon season so the hiking path was quite empty but I did see a bunch of lizards around, he might have been hunting them and that's why he didn't notice me until I was basically in kissing distance. Anyway, it was a small mountain and I usually just go to the top and come back the same way. I started clapping my hands because all I know about snakes is they might hear any kind of vibrations. I never saw him again, but I can't stop thinking about this encounter.
I've seen plenty of snakes, one of which actually started slithering towards me and then disappearing into some bushes and I hit a huge snake crossing a biking path with my rear wheel because I noticed it too late but I can't stop thinking about the king cobra and get goosebumps every time. Watching this guy basically taunting this huge scary thing seems unbelievable.
No, king cobras are famous for being venomous and scary as fuck. I didn't know about what you said until after I met this monster and started reading about cobras.
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u/Last_Lock_8292 4d ago
Met one of these on a hiking path, I think we both surprised each other, only his reflexes were ... a bit faster than mine. I was looking at my right hand to check if I had picked up some spider web because it felt like it - by the time I turned to the left side, he flexed the hood, hissed and basically glided several yards away from me within a second. He was less than a yard away from me when HE noticed me, he could have easily destroyed me, thank god he chose to get away. He seemed like a very long and intelligent quadriceps muscle. I would have definitely lost that arm wrestle.
It was typhoon season so the hiking path was quite empty but I did see a bunch of lizards around, he might have been hunting them and that's why he didn't notice me until I was basically in kissing distance. Anyway, it was a small mountain and I usually just go to the top and come back the same way. I started clapping my hands because all I know about snakes is they might hear any kind of vibrations. I never saw him again, but I can't stop thinking about this encounter.
I've seen plenty of snakes, one of which actually started slithering towards me and then disappearing into some bushes and I hit a huge snake crossing a biking path with my rear wheel because I noticed it too late but I can't stop thinking about the king cobra and get goosebumps every time. Watching this guy basically taunting this huge scary thing seems unbelievable.