Philippine Cobra

Can accurately spit venom up to 3 meters. Neurotoxic venom acts rapidly.

GenusNaja

RegionAsiaPhilippines

Photo: Video13 · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Philippine Cobra

Photo: Video13 · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Philippine Cobra

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 71 + 0.45 × 10084.1

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.08)90.8

× Delivery (1.00)90.8

× Encounter (0.96)87.1

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

Score87

Type

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

Venom Yield

Moderate

Venom Speed

Extremely quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.420mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

90mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

50-70%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Neurological

Blurred vision, Weakness or drowsiness, Difficulty breathing, Paralysis

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure