Cobra Snake

 Reptiles

   Cobra

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   Cobras, any of the various species of highly venomous snakes, most of which spread their ribs to form hoods.  Although the hood is a characteristic of the cobra, they do not all have a deep connection.  Cobras are found from South Africa through South Asia to the islands of Southeast Asia.  Throughout their range, various species of snakes are a favorite, frightening them into managing their defensive posture.  The snake swings in response to the movement and perhaps to the music of the charmer, who knows how to avoid a relatively slow strike and who may have pulled out the snake's teeth.  In the front of the mouth, small teeth have a closed duct, which releases toxins.  Cobra venom usually contains neurotoxins that are active against the prey's nervous system - mainly small snakes and other snakes.  Biting, especially from large species, can be fatal depending on the amount of poison.  Neurotoxins affect breathing, and although antivirals are effective, they should be given immediately after a bite.  Thousands die each year in South and Southeast Asia.

   Cobra

   The largest venomous snake in the world is the King Cobra, or Hamdriad (Ophio Figus hanna).  Found in forests from India to Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia, it preys mainly on other snakes.  The maximum verified length is 5.6 meters (18 feet), but not more than 3.6 meters (12 feet) at most.  King cobras protect the nest of 20 to 40 eggs, which are housed in a mound of leaves collected by the female.  If a hunter or someone comes too close, the guardian parents will attack.  Not all cobras are egg layers.

   King Cobra, the world's largest venomous snake.

  

   King Cobra

 

   Watch the Herpes Pest Mango attack and kill its common prey, a venomous Asian cobra.

   A mangosteen (herpes) attacks an Asian cobra (Naja Naja).

  

   

   The Indian cobra (or Indian-eyed cobra, naja naja) was formerly considered to be the same species, with a distribution similar to that of the king cobra.  Recently, however, biologists have discovered that there are about a dozen species in Asia, some of which are poisonous and some not.  They vary in size (mostly between 1.25 and 1.75 meters) and their venom toxicity.  Spitters pass the venom through their teeth, squeezing the muscles of the venom ducts and forcing air out of one of the lungs.

   Indian Cobra, or Cobra with Indian Eyes (Naja Naja)

   The head and neck area of ​​the Indian cobra, or Indian cobra (Naja Naja).

  

   There are spitting and non-spitting cobras in Africa, but African cobras are not related to Asian cobras, nor are they related to each other.  The South African Ringhal, or Spitting Cobra) and Black-necked Cobra (Naja nigricollis), a small form widely distributed in Africa, are spitting.  The venom is properly applied to the victim's eyes more than two meters away and can cause temporary, or even permanent, blindness unless it is immediately washed.  Egyptian cobra (N. haje) - Probably a dark, narrow-headed species from ancient times, about two meters long, extending from Africa and east to Arabia.  Its usual prey consists of frogs and birds.  The tree cobra (genus Pseudohaje) is found in Equatorial Africa, along with mambas and the only aquatic animal in the Elapidae family.

   Black-necked Cobra (Naja Negriculus)

   Black-necked Cobra (Naja Negriculus).