Philippine cobra
The Philippine cobra is a stocky, highly venomous snake that lives in the northern parts of the Philippines. It is a type of spitting cobra, and its bite can cause serious breathing problems very quickly. It is important to know it because it lives close to people, in farms, villages and near water.1

毒液力量
咬的時候,毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。
牠的毒液有什麼作用?
Its venom is a potent neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves and stops nerve signals from reaching the muscles. This can cause respiratory paralysis, meaning the victim can no longer breathe properly. Symptoms can include headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, dizziness and difficulty breathing. In some cases, breathing stopped within 30 minutes of the bite.1
牠對人有多危險?
對人的危險: 致命世界上最危險的動物之一。Bites cause severe neurotoxicity that comes on quickly, with little or no swelling at the bite site. In a study of 39 patients bitten by this snake in 1988, 19 developed complete respiratory failure and there were two deaths. Both people who died were already in a critical state when they reached hospital.1
牠害怕時會做什麼?
When threatened, it forms a hood, and females can spit venom at a target up to 3 metres away.1
如果牠咬人或噴毒液
- 讓傷者保持不動和冷靜,取下戒指和緊身的東西,並趕快送醫院:抗毒血清就是治療方法。
- 如果毒液噴進眼睛,立刻用大量乾淨的水沖洗眼睛。
一定要先打緊急電話(112、000、911)。這是一般急救指引,不是醫療建議。 急救基本知識
注意安全
- 絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物,就算是很小的動物,就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
- 給牠空間。如果遇到了,保持冷靜,慢慢往後退,讓牠自己離開。
- 如果被牠咬了,或毒液噴進你的眼睛:保持冷靜,保持不動,打緊急電話(112、000、911)或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子,有照片會很有幫助。
牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己,而且牠更想躲起來。 更多安全知識
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
跟 3 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長
跟 9 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長
可以在 52 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Philippine cobra 跟「你」比起來有多大?
只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存,也不會傳送到任何地方。
牠有多快?
小知識
Only female Philippine cobras have been reported to spit their venom, and they can hit a target up to 3 metres away.1
Its venom is considered one of the most toxic among cobra species, although toxicity can vary between individual snakes.1
Research has found that its venom is purely a neurotoxin, with no cardiotoxins and no obvious tissue-destroying components.1
Large rats sometimes fight back after being bitten. They can injure the snake's eyes, and this can leave it blind.1
知識的出處
- Philippine cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja philippinensis (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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