Abstract
THE INDIAN COBRA ( Naja naja ) is considered by most authorities to be one of the most deadly snakes in the world. In India, where the annual mortality from snakebite may reach 25,000 to 30,000, the bite of the cobra is considered one of the prime offenders. Ahuja and Singh 1 and Puranananda 2 have reviewed the symptomatology of cobra bite. The symptoms listed were as follows: pain in and around the bite area, edema extending up the affected limb, numbness, lassitude, drowsiness, and incoordination resembling alcoholic intoxication. The initial symptoms may be followed by a sense of receding consciousness. Breathing becomes difficult, the pulse is weak, heart action is speeded, and speech becomes slurred. There is a dribbling of saliva as well as paralysis of the tongue and laryngeal muscles associated with difficulty of respiration. Coma, respiratory paralysis, and death follow shortly. Convulsions, paralysis of the limbs, and loss of
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