You can be sure and relieved of the fact that we are not talking about the memory bytes in your disk space emitting poison or any virus.We are talking about the Ashe's Spitting Cobra which is almost 9 feet in length delivering more venom in a single bite.It is true that the cobra is too generous enough in spitting venom in just a bite unlike its other contemporaries.The snake is predominantly found in the dry low lands of North and East Kenya,Uganda and Ethiopia.This aggressive reptile was previously identified as a brown coloured variant of the black necked spitting cobra.The cobra was distinctly identified after a blood and tissue analysis that confirmed the news of its own biological identity.
The reptile is named after famous herpetologist James Ashe who founded the Bio Ken snake farm and research center.The center milks snakes for their venom and sends the samples to the lab to develop anti venom.A single specimen milked at the Bio Ken farm in 2004 produced a wet venom yield of 6.2 ml, weighed 7.1 gm and contained around 3 gms of toxins.The huge venom spitting made headlines when an article about it was published in the animal taxanomy magazine Zootaxa by the University of Wales and Biodiversity Foundation of Africa in Bulawyo ,Zimbabwe.The new specie gained wider prominence in December 7,2007 when the researchers announced the new specie through WildLife Direct a non profit conservation group.
Due to the fast civilization and industrialization taking place all around many habitats are getting disappeared and also there may be existence of unreported new species too.This is because of mismanagement of the planet taking place in the wake of destruction of habitats due to urbanization.The need is to conserve the flora and fauna for the future generations.
The reptile is named after famous herpetologist James Ashe who founded the Bio Ken snake farm and research center.The center milks snakes for their venom and sends the samples to the lab to develop anti venom.A single specimen milked at the Bio Ken farm in 2004 produced a wet venom yield of 6.2 ml, weighed 7.1 gm and contained around 3 gms of toxins.The huge venom spitting made headlines when an article about it was published in the animal taxanomy magazine Zootaxa by the University of Wales and Biodiversity Foundation of Africa in Bulawyo ,Zimbabwe.The new specie gained wider prominence in December 7,2007 when the researchers announced the new specie through WildLife Direct a non profit conservation group.
Due to the fast civilization and industrialization taking place all around many habitats are getting disappeared and also there may be existence of unreported new species too.This is because of mismanagement of the planet taking place in the wake of destruction of habitats due to urbanization.The need is to conserve the flora and fauna for the future generations.
No comments:
Post a Comment