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UPSC 2008: For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of other snakes?
(a)Krait
(b)Russell's viper
(c)Rattlesnake
(d)King cobra
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The scientific name of the king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, literally means “snake-eater”; its diet consists predominantly of other snakes (including rat snakes, kraits, and smaller cobras) and occasionally lizards. The krait, Russell’s viper and rattlesnakes mainly prey on rodents or other small vertebrates, not chiefly on snakes. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cobra?utm_source=openai))
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