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==Venom== |
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This snake loves glucking down some boys she is the best glucker. |
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The desert cobra is highly venomous. The subcutaneous {{LD50}} for the venom of ''W. aegyptia'' is 0.4 mg/kg. For comparison, the [[Indian cobra]]'s (''Naja naja'') subcutaneous {{LD50}} is 0.80 mg/kg, while the [[Cape cobra]]'s (''Naja nivea'') subcutaneous {{LD50}} is 0.72 mg/kg. This makes the desert black snake a more venomous snake than both.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seanthomas.net/oldsite/ld50tot.html |title=LD50 Menu |access-date=2011-10-11 |archive-date=2012-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201062634/http://www.seanthomas.net/oldsite/ld50tot.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Venom toxins of the desert cobra are similar to those of the [[king cobra]] (''Ophiophagus hannah''), indicating a close relationship.<ref name="rdb"/> |
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Like many elapid snakes, the venom is primarily neurotoxic and the effects of envenenomation are due to systemic circulation of the toxins rather than from local effects on tissue near the site of injection.<ref>Longo DL, [[Anthony S. Fauci|Fauci AS]], Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson J, Loscalzo J (editors) (2012). ''Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th Edition''. New York: McGraw-Hill. 4,012 pp. {{ISBN|978-0071748896}}.</ref> |
Like many elapid snakes, the venom is primarily neurotoxic and the effects of envenenomation are due to systemic circulation of the toxins rather than from local effects on tissue near the site of injection.<ref>Longo DL, [[Anthony S. Fauci|Fauci AS]], Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson J, Loscalzo J (editors) (2012). ''Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th Edition''. New York: McGraw-Hill. 4,012 pp. {{ISBN|978-0071748896}}.</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Walterinnesia |
| Species: | W. aegyptia
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| Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste, 1887
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Walterinnesia aegyptia, also known as the desert cobra or desert black snake, is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to the Middle East. The specific epithet aegyptia (“of Egypt”) refers to part of its geographic range.[2]
Description and behaviour
(See the article on the genus at Walterinnesia)
Distribution
The range of the species encompasses southern Israel, north-western Saudi Arabia, western Jordan, Iraq,Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and possibly Lebanon. The type locality is Cairo, where the type specimen was purchased.[2]
Venom
This snake loves glucking down some boys she is the best glucker. Like many elapid snakes, the venom is primarily neurotoxic and the effects of envenenomation are due to systemic circulation of the toxins rather than from local effects on tissue near the site of injection.[3]
References
- ^ Amr, Z.S.S.; Al Johany, A.M.H.; Egan, D.M.; Baha El Din, S.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Werner, Y.L.; Disi, A.M.; Tok, V.; Sevinç, M. (2017) [errata version of 2012 assessment]. "Walterinnesia aegyptia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T164671A115304177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164671A1066007.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Walterinnesia aegyptia LATASTE, 1887". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson J, Loscalzo J (editors) (2012). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. 4,012 pp. ISBN 978-0071748896.
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