Hannibal the Cannibal Cobra

A team of researchers in the Kalahari Desert, in South Africa, were studying how the snakes there use birds and nests in the area. While they were searching for snakes, however, they found a large cape cobra eating another smaller cape cobra. The large snake's name was Hannibal. Cannibalism among cobra's has been seen before, but it was believed to be rare. However, after dissecting some cobras, Maritz and his team found that many cobras had eaten other cobras. After some investigation using research papers, newsletters, museum bulletins, and Facebook, Maritz found cobra cannibalism to be a common practice. Further study could help to determine why cobras eat each other, and whether it has something to do with mating or territory disputes.

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