King cobra
The king cobra is a large venomous snake of tropical Asia. It is the world's longest venomous snake, and it mostly eats other snakes. It is widely spread across its range, but people do not often see it.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Adults are olive green with black and white bands across the trunk that run towards the head.1
- The head has 15 drab-coloured shields that are edged in black.1
- The hood is oval, with two black spots between the two lowest scales.1
- Juveniles are black with chevron-shaped white, yellow or buff bars that point towards the head.1
- The tail is yellowish green and marked with black.1
Sering tertukar dengan: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.1
Kekuatan bisa
Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.
Apa efek bisanya?
The venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. Symptoms can start rapidly after a bite. The cobra can strike at a considerable range and height, and it has an immense venom yield.1
Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?
Bahaya bagi manusia: MematikanSalah satu hewan paling berbahaya di dunia.The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. Attacks usually happen when an individual is cornered or accidentally exposes itself, or when people come close by chance.1
Kabar baik: dokter punya obat (antibisa) atau pengobatan untuk ini.1
Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?
When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1
Jika ia menggigit
- After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.1
- Jaga orangnya tetap diam dan tenang, lepaskan cincin dan benda yang ketat, lalu segera ke rumah sakit: pengobatannya adalah antibisa.
Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama
Tetap aman
- Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.
Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman
Di mana di dunia?
Seberapa besar dia?
Seberapa panjang dia?
Seberapa berat dia?
sepanjang 6 anjing dari hidung ke ekor
sepanjang 32 pisang yang dijajarkan
bisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 36 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)Seberapa besar King cobra dibandingkan KAMU?
Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.
Seberapa cepat dia?
Fakta
Its growl is much lower than most snakes' hisses, with a dominant frequency near 600 Hz, which is closer to a human voice.1
It is dominant over all other snakes except large pythons.1
It can swallow prey much larger than its head because of its flexible jaws.1
It can go many months without another meal after a large meal because its metabolism is slow.1
It is considered the national reptile of India and has an important place in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.1
Its common name 'hamadryad' is still used in older books.1
Pembongkar mitos
Mitos: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.
Faktanya: The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. It defends its eggs fiercely and may strike if it is cornered or accidentally exposed.1
Untuk ahli bisa
- Nama ilmiah
- Ophiophagus hannah
- Kelompok
- Kobra, mamba, dan welang
- Keluarga
- Elapidae2
- Urutan
- Squamata
- Benua
- Asia
- Anak
- It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
- Bagaimana keadaannya di alam liar
- Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
- Bahaya bagi manusia
- 5 / 5: Mematikan3
Dari mana faktanya berasal
- King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ophiophagus hannah (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
- Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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