The king cobra. The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake. In 1937, a 5.54-metre-long king cobra was found in Negeri Sembilan state on the Malay Peninsula. How big is the biggest king cobra? The largest King Cobra ever recorded dates back to the second World War Read more…
Not all cobras can spit. Those that can have a specially modified fang with a small hole in it. “When the snake contracts its venom gland, it squeezes a small amount out at high pressure. The venom hits the floor of the fang hole, bounces upward and out,” Altimari said. Read more…
Female king cobras do not need a male to produce offspring. Research by an international team of biologists has revealed that the world’s largest venomous snake can reproduce without having sex. Can a snake be asexual? Two types of virgin births known to snakes are facultative parthenogenesis (FP), when reproduction Read more…
“Spitting cobra” refers to any one of several cobra varieties that have the ability to spit or spray venom from their fangs in defense. Some include the red spitting cobra, the Mozambique spitting cobra, and the black-necked spitting cobra. Do all cobra snakes spit? Not all cobras can spit. Those Read more…
The Indian cobra is a medium-sized, highly venomous snake living mainly in and around India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Its scientific name is Naja naja. The Indian cobra was formerly considered a single species. Are spectacled cobras venomous? The Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja), also known as the Indian cobra, Asian Read more…
Antivenom Therapy is the mainstay of treatment for King Cobra envenomation. Many of the symptoms are ameliorated or entirely eliminated by the antivenom alone. Other symptoms will require additional modalities of therapy to correct. Does cobra venom have an antidote? Antivenom is a medicine that is given to stop snake Read more…
Bites by vipers and some cobras may be extremely painful, with the local tissue sometimes becoming tender and severely swollen within five minutes. This area may also bleed and blister, and may lead to tissue necrosis. How does a cobra bite feel? Sharp, throbbing, burning pain around the bite that Read more…
Common Indian krait venom contains both presynaptic beta bungarotoxin and alpha bungarotoxin. These toxins initially release Ach at the nerve endings, at neuromuscular junction and then damage it subsequently preventing the release of Ach. Irrespective of Krait, its venom is 10 times more lethal than cobra. Which snake is more Read more…
They are often found in tree holes and areas where rodents are plentiful. Some populations of the monocled cobra have the ability to spit venom, earning them the name “Indian spitting cobra”. Do cobras spit their venom? Despite their name, these snakes don’t actually spit their venom. They spray the Read more…
Regarding their differences, pythons are nonvenomous constrictors while the king cobra is known for its lethal poison. Also, pythons are often bigger, longer, and camouflage while king cobras are much more agile. Which is more dangerous python or cobra? A king cobra has enough venom in a single bite to Read more…