In your experience, we are talking about in captive conditions where the specimens are forced together. There is one of two choices. They are going to get along or kill each other (just like with monitors) when forced into this situation. Neither hangs out with each other by choice.



The largest collective collection of Ophiophagus hannah (ca. 250 specimens on my last visit) is in Kok Sa Nga, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. The people of this village keep them separate (they are kept as housepets). They have probably seen this species in the field more and have more experience with the species than anyone. Anyone who has witnessed these people working with these snakes will agree their knowledge of wild and captive King Cobras is without equal. I have received a wealth of knowledge from these people about this species on my visits. They do not find them together in the field.



Concerning Varanus salvator salvator, if you dig into the information concerning their natural history (not captive history) you will see that their burrows, in the areas they can dig them, are often half filled with water. Those are not just my observations, others. The common person that has no interest in these animals knows that much in this part of the world. As far as captive conditions go, I agree now, as I did in the past, it would be better to keep them drier with high humidity with swimming facilities (that is how I keep most of mine).



Sorry, I was in living in Japan a few years ago, but have since moved to my permanent home in Thailand.



Cheers,

Michael

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