Cape Cobra

Highly venomous cobra. Variable in color. Aggressive when threatened.

FamilyElapidae

GenusNaja

RegionAfricaSouthern Africa

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Cape Cobra

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Cape Cobra

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Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 61 + 0.45 × 10078.6

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.08)84.8

× Delivery (1.00)84.8

× Encounter (0.86)73.0

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

Score73

Venom Profile

Type

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

Venom Yield

Moderate

Venom Speed

Extremely quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

1.110mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

100mg dry

Clinical Severity

Fatality (Untreated)

40-60%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Drooping eyelids, Weakness or drowsiness, Paralysis, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure