Cauliflower snakes are not afraid of king cobras because of their ability to attack other snakes when they encounter them, even if they are not in the middle of a predation period, and because of their large size, strangulation, and killing ability. Cauliflower snakes have a distinctly feisty personality, especially when it comes to preying on other snakes, and are comparable to king cobras.
Cauliflower Snake Morphological Characteristics:
The body is stout, with a total length of about 2 meters. Upper lip scales 8 (3-2-3), buccal scale 1; preorbital scales 1 (2, 3), postorbital scales 2 (3); temporal scales 2 (3, 1) + 3 (2, 4). Dorsal scales 23 (21, 24, 25)-23 (21)-19 (17, 18, 20) rows, all strongly ribbed except outermost 1-2 rows smooth; ventral scales 203-224, anal scales 2, subcaudal scales 60-120 pairs. The dorsal surface is black, mixed with yellow spots, resembling cauliflower, so it is called the cauliflower snake. The back of the head is brownish yellow, with black scale margins and scale grooves, forming a "king"-shaped black spot, so it is called the king snake; the ventral surface is yellow, and there is a black spot on the back edge of the ventral scales. Juvenile dorsal gray-olive, scale margins blackish, 1 short longitudinal stripe behind the occiput, black; ventral surface flesh-colored.