What happens when you are bitten by a cobra

Cobra venom can attack the nervous system, cause infection and disturb the heart rhythm, causing death in less than an hour if not treated promptly.

According to Tech Insider, cobra is one of four large snakes in India, where up to 50,000 people die from snakes every year.Naja naja Indian cobra has a body length of 2.1 meters. Snake venom lethal, fast acting and consists of two stages.

Indian cobra.(Photo: Machax).

First, nerve agents in snake venom block the nervous system and nervous system - muscles for 15 minutes to two hours, causing drowsiness, paralysis, loss of consciousness, and difficulty breathe. The tissue around the bite is dark, swollen and dies. This causes an infection and the victim may have to remove body parts such as legs and arms.

Solid venom also contains dangerous cardiotoxin toxins . In the final stage, cardiotoxin toxin increases blood pressure before quickly slowing and causing the heart to stop beating.

A bite may not contain venom, but a cobra has the ability to bite many times to spray a large amount of venom. Cobra kills many people because it works day and night. They often appear in densely populated areas.

If you have signs of venom after snakebite, you should immediately use venom-resistant serum to avoid death in less than an hour.