king cobra

[priyawarekar]

I'v heard that a king can insert 500 mili gms of poison that is enough to kill a fully grown elephant.So if a puff-adder or a viper bites an elephant it wont kill it? or is it just an example given to know the intensity of the venom ?

[Lindy Loo]

Hello priyawarekar, hope these links help answer your questions

 

According to this site a King Cobra can kill an Indian Elephant. Click here to read the info. This site here also has good information about cobra's

 

Puff Adders are a different species. If you click on the link here the site give information about various viper including the Puff Adder.

 

Hope this helps you

[Vasquoy]

I suppose it might depend on whether their fangs could penetrate the skin of an elephant to get the venom into the bloodstream.

I remember reading somewhere that the European House spider is one of the most deadly spiders in the world as their venom causes flesh to decay on contact but their fangs are so small and soft that they would never be able to penetrate the skinof anything bigger than a small bird!