After being bitten by a Philippine cobra, a teacher passes away
PHILIPPINE COBRA – A teacher passed away after being bitten by the snake inside the classroom.
The victim was identified as Rizza Laureano, a teacher from San Luis, Aurora.
According to the victim’s sibling, Rizza was about to get out of the comfort room when she pushed away the curtain and a Philippine cobra came out which bitten her.
The 49-year-old teacher was brought to nearby hospitals but unfortunately, there was no anti-venom available.
The victim died after three (3) hours.
Meanwhile, the Philippine cobra also called northern Philippine cobra, is a stocky, highly venomous species of spitting cobra native to the northern regions of the Philippines.
It is called ulupong in Tagalog, carasaen in Ilocano, and agwáson or banákon in Cebuano.
The average length of this species is 1.0 meter (3.3 ft). The species can grow to lengths of 1.6 meters (5.2 ft).
The Philippine cobra’s habitat includes low-lying plains and forested regions, along with open fields, grasslands, dense jungle, agricultural fields, and human settlements.
The venom of the Philippine cobra is a potent postsynaptic neurotoxin that affects respiratory function and can cause neurotoxicity and respiratory paralysis.
These snakes are capable of accurately spitting their venom at a target up to 3 meters (9.8 ft) away.
The symptoms of a bite might include headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dizziness, and difficulty breathing.
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