Indochinese spitting cobra
The Siamese spitting cobra is a medium-sized snake that can spray venom from a distance. It lives in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. It is special because it is a 'true spitter' that sprays venom into the face of a threat, and its bite can be dangerous to people.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Body colour ranges from grey to brown to black, with white spots or stripes.1
- The black and white colour form is common in central Thailand. Snakes from western Thailand are mostly black, and those from elsewhere are usually brown.1
- The hood mark may be spectacle-shaped or irregular, or missing altogether, especially in adults.1
- It is medium-sized with a more slender build than most other cobras in the genus Naja.1
Sovint es confon amb: The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) has a similar habitat, size and appearance, so it is easy to confuse with this species. This species is a 'true spitter' that sprays a mist, rather than the stream that many other spitting cobras produce.1
Poder del verí
Ruixa o escup un líquid que cou als atacants.
Què fa el seu verí?
Its venom is mainly a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, and a cytotoxin, which kills tissue. A bite causes pain, swelling and necrosis (death of tissue) around the wound. Neurotoxic effects can lead to paralysis and difficulty breathing. If venom is spat into the eyes, it causes immediate, severe pain and can cause temporary or sometimes permanent blindness.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: Molt perillósPot matar una persona que no rep tractament.The bite is potentially lethal to an adult human. Deaths usually happen through paralysis and asphyxiation (suffocation), mainly in rural areas where antivenin is hard to obtain. In one Thai hospital survey, neurotoxic signs appeared in 12 of 114 cases (10.5%).1
Bona notícia: els metges tenen un medicament (l'antiverí) o un tractament per a això.1
Què fa quan té por?
At night it is aggressive: it stands its ground, rears up, displays its hood and spits venom, and it bites as a last resort. In daylight it is usually timid and seeks shelter in the nearest burrow.1
Si mossega o escup
- Mantén la persona quieta i tranquil·la, treu-li anells i coses que estrenyin i porta-la de pressa a un hospital: el tractament és l'antiverí.
- Si li han escopit verí als ulls, esbandeix-los de seguida amb molta aigua neta.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un o t'escup verí als ulls: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
Quant pesa?
fa de llarg com 3 gats de casa del nas a la cua
fa de llarg com 9 plàtans en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 51 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Indochinese spitting cobra comparat amb TU?
Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.
Com de ràpid va?
Dades
Some hatchlings are about 32 cm long, and they are venomous from the moment they hatch.1
Its reported spitting range is about 1 metre, the shortest of any spitting cobra, although one researcher reports it may reach about 2 metres in a stream.1
It has been reported in Taiwan, where it was released into the wild as part of folklore Buddhist practices.1
The black and white form is so distinctive that it is the best-known colour phase, especially in central Thailand.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: It is the same animal as the monocled cobra or the Chinese cobra.
Veritat: It was once confused with these snakes, but it has been confirmed as a distinct species.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Naja siamensis
- Grup
- Cobres, mambes i kraits
- Família
- Elapidae2
- Ordre
- Squamata
- Continents
- Àsia
- Cries
- It lays eggs. A female lays 13 to 19 eggs, which hatch after 48 to 70 days depending on temperature. Hatchlings are independent and already have working venom systems, so they should be treated with the same respect as adults.1
- Perill per a les persones
- 4 / 5: Molt perillós3
D'on surten les dades
- Siamese spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja siamensis (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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