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These snakes are capable of accurately spitting their venom at a target up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) away. The symptoms of a bite might include headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. [13] Bites by the Philippine cobra produce prominent neurotoxicity with minimal to no local signs.
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia.With an average of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [2] it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest.
The Samar cobra is endemic to the southern Philippines. Specifically, the Visayas and Mindanao island groups. [citation needed] Habitat can vary widely from mountainous jungle to tropical plains. They can live close to human settlements. [citation needed] The Samar cobra typically lives at an elevation of 0 - 1,000 m (0 - 3,280 feet) asl.
The Abatan River is a river in western Bohol, Philippines. The river winds through the towns of Catigbian, Antequera, Balilihan, and Maribojoc to its mouth at Cortes. [2] The river is navigable for up to 19 kilometres (12 mi) for boats drawing 4 ft, and up to 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) for rafts. [3]
Oxyrhabdium modestum, commonly known as the Philippine shrub snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It is found the Philippines on the islands of Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Negros and Samar. [1] [2]
Dryophiops philippina, also known as the keel-bellied whipsnake or Philippine whipsnake, a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake that is endemic to the Philippines. One similar species, Dryophiops rubescens exists in Thailand and Malaysia .
Stegonotus muelleri, the Philippine ground snake, Müller's rat snake, or Muller's wolf snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [2] It was first described by Duméril, Bibron and Duméril in 1854.
Because snakes of this subfamily are not known from Palawan Island, their method of dispersal from mainland Asia to the Philippine archipelago must have differed from that of most Philippine reptiles and amphibians, which are thought to have rafted over on the Palawan "Ark". [4] [5] [6]