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caught the king cobra (top) attacking a copperhead racer (observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215607) in a storm drain at Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre, Shek Kong, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.

The cobra was about 2.2m long; didn't get to see how big the racer was, but probably a similar size or slightly bigger.

Didn't get too close - this was taken with a 180mm setting telephoto.

scanned in from a print

8-9ft King Cobra cannibalizing a smaller King among the boulders in the middle of a stream. The prey was still alive, mostly inert, sometimes twisting vigorously. After a few minutes, with only the tail tip hanging out of its mouth, the victor made its way across the stream and climbed up into into a tangle of vines.