Cobra and Monitor Lizard Encounter

A venomous cobra is drawn to the scent of hatching crocodile eggs but encounters a monitor lizard at the nest. Both predators attempt to intimidate each other by increasing their size. The cobra eventually wins the standoff, only to find the eggs are empty, as the monitor lizard had already eaten them. The lizard has the last laugh, having outsmarted the cobra.

What initially attracts the cobra to the nest?

• The sound of hatching eggs

• The scent of hatching crocodile eggs

• The sight of a monitor lizard

• The warmth of the nest

How do the cobra and the monitor lizard try to intimidate each other?

• By hissing loudly

• By increasing their size

• By making threatening sounds

• By circling each other

What does the monitor lizard do after the standoff with the cobra?

• It attacks the cobra

• It retreats after a brief confrontation

• It calls for reinforcements

• It hides in the nest

What does the cobra find after the monitor lizard leaves?

• Another predator

• Empty eggshells

• A nest full of eggs

• A hidden treasure

Who ultimately has the last laugh in the encounter?

• The monitor lizard

• The eggs

• The cobra

• The crocodile