There are a very large number of snakes and other species spread all over the world, but the most famous among them and the most beautiful is the Cobra snake .. What do you know about Cobra snakes? We'll review together some of the information you should know about this type.
Classification
The snakes are vertebrates. They have a spine and bones. Despite the flexibility of their bodies and the ability to wrap their bodies in the form of circles, snakes can be distinguished based on toxicity (toxic or non-toxic), skin color, behavior, habitat, reproduction, etc.
Cobra is one of the most recognizable and easily recognizable snakes because of the shape of a neck resembling a king's robe. All of them belong to the family " Elapidae ", all of which are poisonous and any cobra belonging to the " Naja " is a true cobra. Of snakes called Cobra but belong to races other than the genus " Naja " so they do not have the characteristics of real cobra.
2- The external appearance
The Cobra is characterized by length, agility and usually dark brown and black. The Egyptian cobras are characterized by a red copper color. The average length of most cobra types is about 6 feet (about 1.82 meters)
Although some species can grow much longer, the King Cobra, for example, is about 18 feet long (about 5.5 meters)
3. Nutrition
Cobra is a carnivore, which feeds on mice, lizards and birds. Some species, such as king cobra, feed on snakes of the same species. There are snakes in the open land and forests and close to the places of water, and usually do not feed on the human and do not attack him only when they feel the danger of it!
4. Cobra bite
Cobra is very toxic, it can kill its prey with one bulldog. The cobra is found between its fangs in the upper front jaw. When the bite enters its body into the body of its prey, the prey dies.
The cobra is exempted from it. It spits poison on its prey when it feels threatened, but when it is caught, it uses the traditional cobra method of hunting.
5 - Indian Cobra
The Indian cobra is different from the Moncled Cobra as the latter has a circular mark on the hood and the first one has a different shape that is very similar to the glasses.
India's cobra is often seen in snake-tasting shows in India, although this is widely prohibited by the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act.
The Indian cobra is responsible for the largest number of deaths due to its deadly bites in South Asian countries.
6-cm cobra
Cobra is characterized by neurotoxins that lead to respiratory failure and possibly death (due to paralysis in the diaphragm muscle resulting in the lungs being unable to breathe and exhale)
7. Attacking human beings
When she feels threatened or threatened, she blows her neck to form what is like a hood and is therefore called a snake with a hood! You may only see this hood when the snake is threatened and ready to attack.
Do not attack the human unless he tried to provoke it usually starts to move away from the human But some do not let her and that, they hunt for their skins, so has been put a lot of programs and methods of protection in order to maintain the cobra and protect this type of snakes.
8. King Cobra
It is the tallest snake in the world
King cobra belongs to the sex " Ophiophagus " unlike other types of cobra belonging to the sex " Naja "
The Cobra Snake is not the deadliest among other poisonous snakes, but when it comes to toxic chemicals, you can beat the fun! It has the ability to inject a quantity of neurotoxin in one bite into the victim's body up to about 7 milliliters (enough to fill 1.5 teaspoons); enough to kill 20 people or a full-grown Asian elephant within 3 hours!
The king cobra poison acts to attack the nervous system of the victim, causing severe pain, blurred vision, dizziness, drowsiness, and paralysis! In the following moments the victim begins to enter the stage of coma because of the decline of blood circulation! A human victim can die within 30 minutes if the appropriate serum is not treated
Fortunately, the King Cobra snake is shy and avoids humans as much as possible; but when attacked, it may turn into a monster in the sense of the word!
9 - young cobra
The female cobra puts about 20-40 eggs and these young adults are graduated in two to two and a half months. You should know that cobra is very toxic since birth! Even young people have the ability to kill their prey, including humans (if the medication is not timely)
10 - treatment of cobra bite
When the Cobra bites a person, the venom starts to attack the nervous system directly, causing paralysis and loss of consciousness. However, there is a serum (Antivenin) which helps in the treatment of poisonous snake bites. A person who has been bitten can recover if the vaccine is taken quickly as soon as he is infected .
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