Monocled Cobra

One of Asia's most recognized cobras, common in snakebite regions.

GenusNaja

RegionAsiaSouth Asia, Southeast Asia

Misidentification risk

Photo: Vassil · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC0

Monocled Cobra

Photo: Vassil · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC0

Monocled Cobra

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 80 + 0.45 × 8582.3

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)83.1

× Delivery (1.00)83.1

× Encounter (0.99)82.2

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

Score82

Type

NeurotoxicAffects the nervous system; disrupts nerve-muscle communication and can cause paralysis or respiratory failure.

Venom Yield

High

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.600mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

263mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

20-40%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Paralysis

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure