Last updated : 01/04/2007
This page is indexed on our home page under Aspect: 40. Venomous Snakes- Species and the Section: Cobra
|
|
|||
|
Last updated : 01/04/2007 |
This page is indexed on our home page under Aspect: 40. Venomous Snakes- Species and the Section: Cobra |
|||
Black Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis)
|
|
Here are some links to
information on the Black Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis), in
terms of its natural habitat, care in captivity and links to pictures. You
will also find the main elements relative to a bite by this species, in
terms of the venom type, time response to a bite, danger level of the
venom, main symptoms and hospital equipment that should be on hand to
treat a bite victim, and the links on the detailed treatment of a snake
bite victim.
|
 |
| Common Name | Family: | Genus: | Species: | Snake bite Links | Natural Habitat of the Spitting Cobra - Black (N. nigricollis) |
| Black Spitting Cobra | Elapidae | Naja | nigricollis | toxinology.com, Eye First aid | EMBL, Snakes of SA, Cape Nature |
| Venom type | Time Critical | Danger level | Main symptoms | Hospital Equipment |
| Cytotoxic & Neurotoxic | Urgent | Potentially lethal | Local pain, swelling, blistering, necrosis ± flaccid paralysis | Electrocardiogram, respiratory assistance |
|
Links to Captive Care Sheets of the Spitting Cobra - Black (N. nigricollis) |
Links to Pictures of the Spitting Cobra - Black (N. nigricollis) |
| Venomous Reptiles.org, Richard Mastenbroek | Calphotos, PJ Vonk, Google |
|
Last update : 01/04/2007 |
