King cobras are somewhat resistant to the venom of their own kind, so it may take a while for one party to be subdued. - DARYL TAN
“He often sends me pictures and videos of snakes as he knows I get excited at every sighting, and also asks me to identify the species,” the 35-year-old educator told The Straits Times. After verifying the contents of the video with his fellow enthusiasts, Tan rushed down to the scene with one of them, Remy Shek, 16.
Having witnessed the 2023 confrontation, Tan said the latest encounter is still “the ultimate prize”. However, the smaller cobra was not dead yet. “It would from time to time resist and put up a fight even when half its body was already in the mouth of the larger one,” said Tan.