Really Cobras spilled Venom?

The image of the cobra spitting toxic poison over long distances is rather arrest and unfortunately false. In fact, Cobra expands its poison using muscle contractions and the breathing process. Although it could be considered semantic hairs, spitting is in fact a completely separate biological effect, which includes muscles of the mouth into a number of movements that drive substances from the inside of the mouth. The idea that Cobras spit Venom is widespread around the world, a lot of frustration of herpetologists. For our purposes in this article, we call it "spitting" because "spraying" Venom really does not just make justice of activity. These cobras spit poison, or at least seem when they are at risk or try to deactivate the attacker. As with the poison of other poisonous snakes, the substance irritates the hocks and may be annoying if it penetrates into the skin. When Cobras spills on the bare skin, the victim will not suffer if there are no open wounds on the skin to get the poison.

The process, through which it seems that Kobras spilled poison begins with a muscle contraction above the fangs, which forces the poison to the hollow area in carpenthips. The same muscles are used in the non -foaming cobbles to draw Venom into their prey after they have bite down. When I go to leave the fangs, they form a small droplet. When the droplet is formed, Cobra exhales and creates a sudden gust of air that drives the poison out, sometimes at a distance of up to three feet (one meter). Given all the performances, people can be forgiven that they think Cobras spilled is venom, but the poison has never entered the mouth of the cobra before it is driven out.

In addition to being able to spray the attackers wijejich poison, spitting cobras are also perfectly able to use their fangs. In some cases, Cobras spilled Venom in the eyes of the prey to deactivate the prey animal so that the cobras can move closer to their impressive teeth. In others, Cobras spit velom as a defensive mechanism, warns a potential predator that the cobra is a dangerchind, or disperse birds of eye with eye pain if I go in his eyes.

If you meet the spitting cobra in the wild, the best procedure is to stay calm. Remember that Venom can only hurt you when it penetrates your skin or makes contact with your saliva membranes. Using your arm protects your eyes when you slowly move from the snake, and as soon as you are out of reach, feel free to move faster. Cobras spit Venom if he feels threatened or attacked, but will not engage in an uninvocations; The snake will probably be so unhappy to see you as you see it.