Monocled cobra
The monocled cobra is a venomous snake found across South and Southeast Asia. It has a round, monocle-shaped mark on the back of its hood, though some individuals have a faint pattern or none at all. It often lives close to people, so it is responsible for many snakebites in its range.1

Ako ho spoznať
- A round, O-shaped marking on the hood, usually yellow or orange, though the pattern can be variable or absent1
- A black spot on the underside of the hood on either side1
- One or two black cross-bars on the belly just behind the hood1
- The back may be yellow, brown, grey or blackish, and adults become paler, brownish or olive1
- Adults typically measure 1.35 to 1.5 m, with a tail of about 23 cm1
Často sa zamieňa s: The Indian cobra has a 'spectacle' pattern on the back of its hood: two circular marks joined by a curved line. The monocled cobra has a single O-shaped mark instead.1
Sila jedu
Jed vychádza cez jedové zuby, keď hryzie.
Čo robí jeho jed?
The venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It blocks nerve signals to the muscles, which can cause paralysis and, in severe cases, death from respiratory failure. The venom also contains myotoxins (which damage muscle) and cardiotoxins (which harm the heart), and usually causes extensive local tissue death (necrosis) around the bite. Drowsiness and neurological symptoms usually appear first, while pain, flushing and low blood pressure typically appear within one to four hours. In very severe cases, paralysis or death can occur as early as 60 minutes. The neurotoxins of this species are described as weak.1
Aké nebezpečné je pre ľudí?
Nebezpečenstvo pre ľudí: Smrteľne nebezpečnéJedno z najnebezpečnejších zvierat na svete.It is responsible for a significant share of snakebite cases and deaths in its range. It causes the greatest number of snakebite fatalities in Thailand. In Thailand between 1968 and 1974, 20 cobra bites were recorded, all with systemic envenoming, and 19 patients survived.1
Dobrá správa: lekári na to majú liek (protijed) alebo liečbu.1
Čo robí, keď sa bojí?
When disturbed it prefers to escape, but when threatened it raises the front of its body, spreads its hood, hisses loudly and strikes to bite.1
Ak uhryzne
- Drž postihnutého v pokoji a bez pohybu, daj dole prstene a všetko tesné a rýchlo sa dostaňte do nemocnice: liečbou je protijed.
- Ak jed vystrekol do očí, hneď ich vypláchni veľkým množstvom čistej vody.
Vždy najprv zavolaj na tiesňovú linku (112, 000, 911). Toto sú všeobecné rady prvej pomoci, nie lekárska rada. Základy prvej pomoci
Buď v bezpečí
- Nikdy sa nedotýkaj divého zvieraťa, nechytaj ho ani ho nedráždi, aj keď je malé a aj keď vyzerá, že spí alebo je mŕtve.
- Nechaj mu priestor. Ak nejaké stretneš, zostaň pokojný, pomaly cúvni a nechaj ho ísť svojou cestou.
- Ak ťa uhryzne: zostaň pokojný, nehýb sa, zavolaj na tiesňovú linku (112, 000, 911) alebo sa rýchlo dostaň do nemocnice. Zapamätaj si, ako vyzeralo, fotka pomôže.
Nejde po tebe. Jed používa na chytanie potravy alebo na obranu a oveľa radšej sa schová. Viac o tom, ako zostať v bezpečí
Aké je veľké?
Aké je dlhé?
dlhé ako 5 domácich mačiek od nosa po chvost
dlhé ako 13 banánov za sebou
by prebehlo 100 metrov za 47 sekúnd (najrýchlejší človek potrebuje 9,6)Aký veľký je Monocled cobra v porovnaní s TEBOU?
Iba matematika v tvojom prehliadači. Nič sa neukladá ani nikam neposiela.
Aké je rýchle?
Fakty
Some populations can spray venom accurately at a target, which is why it is called the Indian spitting cobra.1
A single bite delivers about 263 mg of dry venom on average.1
It can hybridise with the spectacled cobra (Naja naja), and some hybrid pairs have been seen cooperating in caring for young.1
In rice-growing areas it has become semi-aquatic, living close to water.1
Its largest recorded fang measures 6.78 mm.1
Lovec mýtov
Mýtus: Every monocled cobra has the monocle-shaped mark and can spit venom.
Pravda: The hood pattern can be highly variable or absent in some individuals, and not all individuals can spit venom.1
Pre znalcov jedov
- Vedecký názov
- Naja kaouthia
- Skupina
- Kobry, mamby a bungary
- Rodina
- Elapidae2
- Rad
- Squamata
- Kontinenty
- Ázia
- Mláďatá
- It lays eggs. Females lay 16 to 33 eggs per clutch, hatching after 55 to 73 days, and usually stay with the eggs.1
- Ako sa mu darí v prírode
- Least Concern (IUCN Red List); listed on CITES Appendix II1
- Nebezpečenstvo pre ľudí
- 5 / 5: Smrteľne nebezpečné3
Odkiaľ sú fakty
- Monocled cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja kaouthia (iNaturalist): mená a klasifikácia.
- Venom Wiki: úroveň nebezpečenstva, typická veľkosť a odhad rýchlosti sú naše vlastné. Pozri, ako ich určujeme: Ako hodnotíme nebezpečenstvo.
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