Question

why does the poet compares the snake to a king

Answer 1

He compared the situation of king of being banished from his own kingdom with the snake. A snake was also banished from land by men. As the king will return with vengeance in his heart a snake will come too. The snake is waiting just to be crowned again and display his power to all of them

Answer 2

the poet compare the to a king because they have drunk water then poet saw it throw a hard stick but moral values that's leave snake but they snake see go to hole than throw it but poet released that snake is king of jungle