The King Cobra is the largest of the Cobra species.
They prefer habitats associated with water, such as paddy fields, swamps, and mangroves, but can also be found in grasslands, shrublands, and forests. The shape of the frontal scale is short and square. Juveniles feed mostly on amphibians whereas adults prey on small mammals, snakes and fish. Coloration in the young is more constant.
It can be olivaceous or brownish to black above with or without a yellow or orange-colored, O-shaped mark on the hood.
These cobras can adapt to a range of habitats, from natural to anthropogenically impacted environments. However, the presence of fang marks does not always imply that envenomation actually occurred. It can be olivaceous or brownish to black above with or without a yellow or orange-colored, O-shaped mark on the hood.
Incubation periods range from 55 to 73 days. Drowsiness, neurological and neuromuscular symptoms will usually manifest earliest; hypotension, flushing of the face, warm skin, and pain around bite site typically manifest within one to four hours following the bite; paralysis, ventilatory failure or death could ensue rapidly, possibly as early as 60 minutes in very severe cases of envenomation. The monocled cobra has an O-shaped, or monocellate hood pattern, unlike that of the Indian cobra, which has the "spectacle" pattern (two circular ocelli connected by a curved line) on the rear of its hood.
[22], In a preliminary study, extract of Mimosa pudica plant has been shown to possibly have neutralizing effects on the toxins present in this venom.[23]. The venom of this species also contains myotoxins and cardiotoxins. Ventrals in males range from 170 to 192, in females from 178 to 197. [8], They are often found in tree holes and areas where rodents are plentiful. "Characterization of venomous snakes of Thailand", "Naja kaouthia: General Details and Information", "Dentitional phenomena in cobra revisited: spitting and fang structure in the Asiatic species of Naja (Serpentes: Elapidae)", 10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0017:vshit]2.0.co;2, "Snakebite Protocols: Summary for Human Bite by Monocellate Cobra (, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monocled_cobra&oldid=984841738, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, In 1839, Thomas Cantor described a brownish monocled cobra with numerous faint yellow transverse stripes and a hood marked with a white ring under the, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 12:41. This species has been assessed as Least Concern by IUCN owing to its large distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats including anthropogenically altered environments, and its reported abundance. The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), also called monocellate cobra, is a venomous cobra species widespread across South and Southeast Asia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. They prefer habitats associated with water, such as paddy fields, swamps, and mangroves, but can also be found in grasslands, shrublands, and forests.