Statistics Indicate That People Accustomed With The Cobra Snake Family Than With Any Other Snake Group Or Subgroup In The Poisonous Or Non-Poisonous Snake Categories

Statistics indicate that people are more familiar with the cobra snake family than with any other species or subspecies in the venomous or non-venomous serpent categories. Most cobra snake varieties inhabit in hot and desert areas, this snake is widely spread in the arid lands of Asia and Africa. These serpents have got so very famous by the threatening body posture they get when danger is near: a cobra snake, which has a perfectly symmetrical head when in a tolerant mood, will flatten the head and rear it up in a menacing way when seeing a possible attack coming. Another thing the cobra snake remains famous for is the snake charming tricks performed by Indian serpent breeders.

A more special mixture in this snake group is the spitting cobra that, besides biting, will spray venom into the eyes of aggressors or prey. The eye contact with the venom toxins can cause not just pain but blindness too, therefore, if you accidentally get cobra snake venom in the eyes, wash them out immediately so as to eliminate permanent damage to the tissues. The King cobra snake also stands apart in this large serpent family by its feeding specificity, since it eats almost only other snakes, with mice and small birds accidentally turning into a meal.

The King cobra snake sets another legend in terms of size: it can get up to seventeen feet long, which makes it the largest venomous snake in the world. A new species was discovered in our times, in 2003 to be more exact, when a strange cobra snake was identified at a London Zoo as belonging to an illegal shipment of exotic pets. According to DNA studies this new species is similar to the red spitting cobra snake but shows major differences in terms of genes. It apparently originates from an area between Sudan and Egypt, which is why scientists gave it the old name of this geographicposition, Nubian spitting cobra.

Though highly fatal when it senses a threat, a cobra snake will not attack if you leave it in peace. If compared to the strike of a rattlesnake, the cobra isn't too fast when attacking, and many bites fail to touch the prey or do not result in envenomation. Research conducted on Malaysian people bitten by a cobra snake indicates that only 55% of the wounds involved venom release too. Yet, the same research indicates a mortality rate of 10% for people bitten by a cobra snake, as the toxic compounds released in the blood of the prey are affecting the nerves and inducing respiratory failure half an hour after being bitten.

Snakes like hiding places, they are pretty independent creatures that do not harm anyone unless they feel threatened. For example, many people know there could be snakes in their gardens, but haven't seen any. If you take gardening as a hobby it is possible to come across the skins they leave behind, otherwise they are so camouflaged in the background and keep their distance from humans that encounters are very sporadic. Dull colors like tans, khaki yellow or green are the basic colors of garden snakes, and they will usually run away from people and pets. The only issue is when you have poisonous garden snakes, then you are in trouble, and most often, professional assistance is necessary to capture and relocate them in a wild habitat.

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