Indian Cobra

Sacred in Hinduism. Spectacled marking on hood. Major cause of snakebites in India.

FamilyElapidae

GenusNaja

RegionAsiaSouth Asia

Misidentification risk

Indian CobraAsian Rat Snake

Photo: Holger Krisp · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 3.0

Indian Cobra

Photo: Holger Krisp · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 3.0

Indian Cobra

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 70 + 0.45 × 8576.8

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)77.5

× Delivery (1.00)77.5

× Encounter (1.04)80.6

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

Score81

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

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.870mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

170mg dry

Clinical Severity

Fatality (Untreated)

20-40%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling

Neurological

Weakness or drowsiness, Paralysis, Drooping eyelids, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure