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

Paano ito makikilala
- 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
Madalas mapagkamalang: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.1
Lakas ng kamandag
Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.
Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?
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
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: NakamamatayIsa sa pinakamapanganib na hayop sa mundo.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
Magandang balita: may gamot (antivenom) o gamutan ang mga doktor para dito.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1
Kung kumagat ito
- After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.1
- Panatilihing hindi gumagalaw at kalmado ang tao, tanggalin ang mga singsing at masisikip na bagay, at pumunta agad sa ospital: antivenom ang gamutan.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung kagatin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
Gaano ito kalaki?
Gaano ito kahaba?
Gaano ito kabigat?
kasinghaba ng 6 aso mula ilong hanggang buntot
kasinghaba ng 32 saging na magkakadugtong
kayang tapusin ang 100 metro sa loob ng 36 segundo (9.6 ang kailangan ng pinakamabilis na tao)Gaano kalaki si King cobra kumpara sa IYO?
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Gaano ito kabilis?
Mga fact
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
Myth buster
Mito: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.
Totoo: 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
Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag
- Pangalang siyentipiko
- Ophiophagus hannah
- Grupo
- Mga kobra, mamba at krait
- Pamilya
- Elapidae2
- Ayos
- Squamata
- Mga kontinente
- Asya
- Mga sanggol
- It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
- Kalagayan nito sa ligaw
- Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
- Panganib sa tao
- 5 / 5: Nakamamatay3
Saan galing ang mga fact
- King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ophiophagus hannah (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
Bawat fact sa pahinang ito ay may numerong tumuturo sa pinagmulan nito. Kung may mali kami, pasensya na, mahilig lang kami sa hayop, hindi kami science journal. Sabihin sa amin sa [email protected] at aayusin namin.
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