Show most deadly of snakes most deadly ot of all snakes Is the cobra or cobra dl di capello it inhabits indian and ceylon buram the andaman southern china indo china and the malay peninsula and archi pelago to the west it ranges to at af ghanishan ghani stan northeast persia and south turkestan Turk estan as far as the east coast ot of the caspian sea cobras are most ac tive at night they feed on small animals birds eggs frogs fish or in sects they attack hen roosts and swallow the eggs whole they drink a great deal of water although they can live for weeks even months in captivity without touching food or water As a rule they are not ag gresslee gress gres lve sive and unless interfered with or irritated they crawl along the ground with neck looking like some harmless snake |