Since F.R.A.G operates in the forested area of Malasag, we should be aware of all the natural dangers that surround us. It might be the wild animals, insects or plants. One particular danger we pose to encounter is the highly toxic Philippine Cobra. (see picture below)
According to sources, The Philippine Cobra (Naja philippinensis) is a stocky, very toxic snake native to the Philippines. They are found on the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao islands. Its average length is 1,70 cm. Populations in other areas are known to be up to 2 Meter in length. Its color is light to medium brown while the young cobra’s color is a darker brown. They have twenty three to twenty scale rows around the neck and twenty one just above the middle part of the body. They prey upon mice, frogs and small mammals. The female lays eggs in clutches of ten to twenty with an incubation time of sixty to seventy days.
The venom is a neurotoxin which affects cardiac and respiratory function and can cause neurotoxicity and respiratory paralysis and death in thirty minutes. The bite causes only minimal tissue damage. The Philippine cobra is capable of spitting their venom up to three meters.
Discovery Channel 10 most dangerous snakes: Philippine Cobra No. 3
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