King Cobra vs. Mongoose Deep in the Amazon, thick with fog from an early morning rain, tensions are tight between a King Cobra and an Indian Grey Mongoose. Both are very skilled predators. The Cobra stands upright ready to strike, and the quick thick furred mongoose is ready to attack. If a fight ensued who would win? Lots of valuable information has been gathered by a vast range of professionals. From experiments to studies scientists have unveiled many ways in which these creatures live and survive in their environments. If an Indian Grey Mongoose and a King Cobra were to battle, I believe that the mongoose would win based on an abundance of data gathered. Evidence from several different articles about mongooses support my reasoning. The …show more content…
According to Grolier Online (2015) “Mongooses have thick hair.” By having thick hair the mongoose is better preserved from the King Cobras strikes. Also, According to Grolier Online (2015) the “Atilax Paludinosus (mongoose) is semiaquatic.” If the King Cobra were to escape from the mongoose into the water the mongoose is semiaquatic (which means to live partially on land and in water.) and the mongoose could pursue the snake. Next, the mongoose has many different defenses that could be used to find food, and much more. According to Grolier Online (2015) “Mongooses are almost always victorious because of their speed, agility, and timing, and also because of their thick coat.” By being quick, and by having great timing the mongoose could easily avert the King Cobra’s strikes. Also, According to Funk and Wagnall’s (2014) “to whose poison they are not immune-by agile avoidance of their strikes.” By being agile (which means quick and well-coordinated in movement.) the mongoose can move swiftly to avoid the cobra’s …show more content…
According to Campbell (2015) “Their bites are potentially dangerous.” Because of the Mongooses thick hair the Cobras bite wouldn’t be precarious to them. Also, According to Klum (2001) “this serpent that can stand up like a man in a terrifying pose.” The fact that the Cobra can stand at the height of man is of little concern to the mongoose, whom has great timing and is agile. According to Klum (2001) “The longest venomous snake, it produces startling amounts of neurotoxin--enough to kill an elephant with a single bite.” The mongoose is tolerant to small dosages of Cobra venom, and Horse plasma can be collected to make antivenom which if given to a victim in time it could stop the toxic effect of the
Rikki tikki tavi I cannot get that song of the brave Rikki Tikki Tavi the mongoose out of my head. A mongoose is a furry creature from India who kills cobras or other types of snakes and if its eyes get red, the mongoose is mad. Also the mongoose is a curious creature It is strange how similar the book is in the movie. Some of these similarities are the conflicts, the resolution and the rising action.
The snake’s calm demeanor when they first meet, his confidence and power, and his gruesome death help evoke sympathy in the reader. The reader’s first impression of the snake is that “he held his ground in calm watchfulness.” His stance was tense, but not threatening, as “his head was not drawn back to strike.” He does not intend to attack without being provoked; he
Mongooses can usually fight off snakes and so his family puts him in charge of protecting Teddy. Later on in the day, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi hears Kariat and approaches him, making sure Teddy is safe. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi swings his body in side-to-side motions, so he can make a move in any which way. Kariat makes a move and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi jumps and land on his back. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi bites his neck and paralyzed Karait. If Rikki-Tikki-Tavi never killed Karait, he could’ve easily killed Teddy. But Rikki-Tikki-Tavi saves his family by risking his life again, to ensure the safety of them
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Unfortunately in today's world we still hear about men who batter their women. These men, according to two psychology professors from the University of Washington, are divided into two different types: pit bulls and cobras. Pit bulls and cobras have both similar and different characteristics. The separation between those two types is important for the development of more effective treatment programs and the efforts of preventing domestic violence.
Mongoose are Fascinating creatures that are cute and fuzzy but are also very fierce. Their favorite things to do are kill and fight snakes while looking around at everything. There are two versions of Rikki Tikki Tavi, the book and the movie. They are very close to the same but there are some differences that are noticeable. Both of these stories are fun and exciting, they draw the reader/watcher in and transfix them.
A red-eyed beast. A fuzzy mammal. A snake killer. A mongoose? In the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi written by:Rudyard Kipling. His story takes place in India,when a mongoose gets flooded out of his home in a storm, he ends up in a garden. A family finds him and takes him into their bungalow. He goes around their garden and meets all the other creatures and introduces himself as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi when Nag starts threatening Rikki-Tikki. Rikki barely has time to jump when Nag’s evil wife,Nagaina come whizzing under Rikki. This starts the war between the mongoose and snakes. Rikki kills Karait and Nag and is coming for Nagaina. When Darzee’s wife tells Rikki-Tikki about Nagaina’s eggs that are soon going to hatch, he knows
If a king cobra is close to you it can jump up to be eye level with the average human. It then spits venom into their eyes. This can lead to blindness if it's very serious. If this venom gets into the victim's blood stream, they will die.The king cobra can spit its venom 4 to 8 feet long . So if you ever come in contact with a king cobra, the best thing to do is keep your distance and protect your eyes.
Facial scrapes, bruises, cuts and fractures are only few of the physical signs battered woman might suffer from. Public awareness increasingly rises over domestic violence. Domestic violence is an awful phenomenon that many women are suffering from. We can distinguish between two main types of abusive men. The two types are cobras and pit bulls. In this essay I will describe the similarities and differences between cobras and pit bulls.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is the short story about a mongoose who was washed away from home. He was picked up by British-Indian a family living in a bungalow. From there, he met many friends and adversaries, including; Darzee, the not-quite-intelligent songbird, Chuchundra, the cowardly muskrat that dwells the corners of the bungalow, Nag, the evil killer cobra and co-ruler of the garden, Darzee’s wife, the quick-witted, perspicacious wife of the songbird with an instinct to protect her young, and Nagaina, the foul, sneaky snake that has a treacherous cause. Rikki nearly becomes Nag’s supper after nearly being struck in the back by the evil Nagaina. Afterwards, he travels back to the bungalow to be nurtured by the family, when suddenly
“The Lesson” and “Gorilla, My Love” were written in the 1970’s by Toni Cade Bambara, a female African American writer. In both “The Lesson” and “Gorilla, My Love” the stories are told in first person narration by young black girls who tell the story of their struggles. Sylvia in The Lesson is about twelve or thirteen years old. She comes from an urban neighborhood in Harlem and is being raised in a single parent home, as her mother finds more interest in hanging out with her friends leaving Sylvia to raise herself with guidance from the streets. One summer day Miss Moore, an educated black woman in the community who believes in the value of education takes the children on an educational outing to F.A.O Schwartz in hopes of teaching them the importance of education, economic inequality, socioeconomic class and the value of working hard to achieve their goals in life. On the other hand, Hazel in “Gorilla, My Love” is about a eight or nine years old. She comes from a middle class neighborhood and is being raided in a two parent home. Hazel hits a hardship when she is betrayed, once by her uncle as he decides to no longer be referred to as Hunca Bubba, but instead by his given name Jefferson Windsong Vale, and secondly when she anticipated seeing a movie called Gorilla My Love which had nothing to do with gorillas, instead what was playing was King of Kings a movie about Jesus.
Though-out Ridge’s novel we see a story that is much similar to that of Ridge’s life. Joaquin and Ridge were both educated. They both left home in search of a better life and both had to realize that life, because of their race, was already being shaped for them. The story of Joaquin was tragic yet romantic. It was dreamy and exciting. Ridge’s personal background helped shape the justification of violence and also romanticized the story of Joaquin Murieta to accommodate the much needed excitement missing in California.
...avioral adaptations that helps them in survival. Some physiological adaptations include their sense of hearing, and sight. Their ability to hear high frequencies aids in catching mice as prey, even when they are hidden under leaves or snow. Their large eyes aid in sighting prey, as they can see up to 285 degrees. The retina of the cougar’s eyes has more rods than cones, portraying a sign of night vision. Some morphological adaptations include, sharp canine teeth, used for tearing apart meat. Long back legs, used for jumping and running at speeds of 40 miles per hour, as well as, claws used for climbing tress. Behavioral adaptations include, being quiet will hunting and catching its prey, and burying its unfinished kill for later consumption. These characteristics show that the eastern cougar is not only a physically powerful animal, but an intelligent one as well.
The sight of the snake is so heartbreaking that even the man is left to rethink
Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, is known far and wide about the story of a man delving too far into science, and creating a monster. However, the book leaves it up to the reader to decide who the true monster really is. Another story that is similar to Frankenstein, where the deformed creature isn’t the true monster, would be The Hunchback of Notre-Dame created by Disney. Quasimodo, the hunchback, was the victim, and Frollo, the priest, was the monster. These two stories, while both are very different, have some very similar qualities between the monster and the man of their tales. The similarities of these stories will highlight how the difference from receiving care and not receiving it can greatly affect the outcome of a character