BIBFRAME Work

Title

Asian cobras

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Kalita, Bhargab (author)
• Mukherjee, Ashis Kumar (author)

Subject

• Poisonous snakes--Venom--Toxicology (LCSH)
• Poisonous snakes--Venom--Treatment (LCSH)
• Cobras--Asia--Venom (LCSH)
• Cobras--Asia--Anatomy (LCSH)
• Cobras--Asia--Habitat (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

LCC: QL666.O64 M85 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"This book comprehensively explores Asian Cobras, covering their evolutionary history, geographic distribution, venom characteristics, pathophysiology of envenomation, and treatment strategies. The introductory chapters focus on venomous snakes, placing particular emphasis on cobras and the substantial impact of snake envenomation in Asia, where it is recognized as a neglected tropical disease. The venom delivery system, including glands, dentition, and fangs, is explored in detail. The book also explores their appearance, behavior, habitat, feeding, and mating habits, along with their geographic distribution across Asia. Further, the chapters examine the venom composition of different cobra species, highlighting the variations within and between species as well as across geographic regions, supported by advanced biochemical and proteomic analyses. The medical consequences of cobra envenomation are examined, focusing on clinical manifestations such as neurotoxicity, cytotoxicity, and other serious complications, while emphasizing the role of venom variability in determining the severity of envenomation"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Evolution and conservation of cobras -- Venom delivery system in Asian cobras -- Geographic distribution, habitat, behavior, ecology, and reproduction of Asian cobras -- A comparison of venom composition of Asian cobras: geographical, intra- and inter-species venom variability -- Envenomation by Asian cobras: pathophysiology and clinical manifestations -- Treatment and hospital management of cobra envenomation in the Asian continent.

Authorized Access Point

Mukherjee, Ashis Kumar. Asian cobras

Geographic Coverage

• Asia

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:13:38.829863+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23957535

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• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
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