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It uses its venom primarily as a means of defense. The spitting cobra has the ability to direct venom up to three metres away from its location. [1] The trajectory of the venom that the cobra sprays is not at random. The spitting cobra has evolved to aim the venom that it spits into or as close as possible to the antagonist’s face and eyes. [1]
The murine IP LD 50 value for this snake is 2 mg/kg. [6] In September 2011, a snake keeper from the Eastern Cape in South Africa died shortly after a red spitting cobra sprayed venom into his face while he and a friend were photographing the snake. Some of the venom was believed to have entered his nasal passages and led to anaphylactic shock.
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This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
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If the snake becomes cornered or is agitated, it can quickly attack the aggressor, and because a large amount of venom is injected, a rapidly fatal outcome is possible. The mortality rate of an untreated bite is not exactly known but it is thought to be quite high. The forest cobra does not spit or spray its venom. [33]
The LD 50 in mice, which is used as a possible indicator of snake venom toxicity, is: 0.133 mg/kg intravenous, [26] 0.40 mg/kg intraperitoneal, [27] about 0.75 mg/kg subcutaneous. [28] For most humans, a lethal dose is about 40–70 mg, well within the amount that can be delivered in one bite.
The venom of the Egyptian cobra consists mainly of neurotoxins and cytotoxins. [18] The average venom yield is 175 to 300 mg in a single bite, and the murine subcutaneous LD 50 value is 1.15 mg/kg. [19] However, Mohamed et al. (1973) recorded LD 50 (mice) values of 0.12 mg/kg and 0.25 mg/kg via intraperitoneal injections of specimens from Egypt ...