Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Can spit venom accurately up to 3 meters. Primarily cytotoxic; blinding if hits eyes.

FamilyElapidae

GenusNaja

RegionAfricaSub-Saharan Africa

Photo: John Lyakurwa · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Photo: John Lyakurwa · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

Lethality weighted 55% (potency × yield). Clinical weighted 45% (real-world CFR).

0.55 × 55 + 0.45 × 4751.4

Modifiers

Multiplicative scalers - amplify or reduce existing danger, can't create it from nothing.

× Speed (1.08)55.5

× Delivery (1.00)55.5

× Encounter (0.86)47.7

Speed = antivenom window. Delivery = fang efficiency. Encounter = exposure × temperament.

Score48

Venom Profile

Type

CytotoxicDestroys cells and damages tissue; can cause permanent tissue damage and disfigurement.,NeurotoxicAffects the nervous system; disrupts nerve-muscle communication and can cause paralysis or respiratory failure.

Venom Yield

High

Venom Speed

Extremely quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

3.450mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

200mg dry

Clinical Severity

Fatality (Untreated)

5-10%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Necrosis, Tissue damage