A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery | Gowri Shankar

TED Talks Daily

EpisodeDec 29, 20215m

A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery | Gowri Shankar

TED Talks Daily

EpisodeDec 29, 20215m

A king cobra has enough venom to kill 10 people in a single bite. Recounting his near-death experience after being bitten by one of these majestic yet deadly snakes, conservationist and TED Fellow Gowri Shankar shares the epiphany he had when the antivenom failed: there's more than one unique species of king cobra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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