Indian cobra indian cobra
Chinese name: Indian Cobra (pinyin: yìn dù yǎn jìng shé);
English name: indian cobra;
Scientific name: naja naja.
The Indian cobra is an important representative species in the genus Cobra. It is a venomous snake species, mainly distributed in the Indian subcontinent, hence the name. The scientific name "naja" for this snake species and the entire cobra genus is derived from the Hindu snake god "Naga". Its venom is a strong neurotoxin, and the Indian cobra is one of the four most venomous snakes in India, which are known as sacred snakes in India.
The indian cobra averages 1.9 meters in length. The maximum length is 2.4 meters. The Indian cobra is best known for its head-to-neck skin fold, which will be folded on both sides to intimidate its opponents whenever it is hunting or sensing a crisis. The Indian cobra has a wide range of skin folds, with obvious curved eye lines on the skin, and the shape resembles glasses. The spectacle pattern on the skin fold will vary according to the color of the snake's body. In addition, there is an oriental mouse snake that is often misunderstood as a cobra, in fact, the mouse snake is longer, and its body bulge is obvious, which should be easy to distinguish.
Indian cobras often roam vast forests and farmlands, occasionally sneaking into cities and living in shady places such as sewers. It feeds mainly on rodents (e.g., rodents), toads, frogs, birds and some snakes.
The venom of the Indian cobra is a strong neurotoxin, neurotoxin mainly attacks the heart, muscles, and nerves of the respiratory system, so the wound is not very painful, the toxin will block the connection between the organ and the nervous system, resulting in muscle paralysis, respiratory failure, and cardiac arrest. The Indian cobra is one of the four most venomous snakes in India, and they are known as sacred snakes in India.
Indian cobras are oviparous and lay their eggs around April-July each year. Female snakes can lay 12-30 eggs at a time and incubate the eggs in nests set up underground for 48-69 days. The newborn Indian cobra is about 20-30 cm long and has well-developed venom glands soon after birth.
Indian cobras are mainly found on the Indian continent (except for the northeastern continent of India), but also in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Indian cobras can be found within 2,000 meters above sea level.
Indian cobra scientific name: naja naja, named in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus.
Mythological images:
In India, the cobra has a sacred and terrible image, and in Indian mythology it even has the divine personality of supreme authority. The main Hindu god Shiva always has a guardian cobra wrapped around his neck; Vishnu, the great god in charge of the universe, often lies on the "king of a thousand serpents" Shesha. In Indian religious festivals, there is also the practice of worshipping snakes. There are many stories of cobras in Indian mythology, including records of cobras and mouse snakes intersecting.
Snake Art:
Another well-known image of the Indian cobra is as a performance tool for Indian street performers. There are many street snake people in India, who can control the Indian cobra to make all kinds of strange and peculiar gestures, coupled with the prominent image of the Indian cobra itself (with wide skin folds and distinct cobra patterns), and the rhythm of the movements that match the flute sound, making it an important symbol of Indian street culture. Snake marsers usually place Indian cobras in a rattan basket to perform, but in fact they cannot hear any flutes themselves, but they will follow the undulations of the flute keys visually and react with physical sensations from the vibrations of the snake maker's feet on the ground.
Different names everywhere:
Naag - Hindi
cobra、indian cobra、spectacled cobra、asian cobra - 英语
nag. - Sanskrit, Marathi
naga gokura、gokhro. - Bengali
chajithiwalla. - Pashto
naga thrachu、thrachu pamu. - Telugu
nalla pambu、naga pambu. - Tamil
nagara havu. - Kannada
moorkan、sarpam. - Malayalam
naya. - Sinhala