We met this Caspian Cobra in the grassy hills of eastern Uzbekistan.
This cobra may have the most lethal venom of all cobras … but its venom also shows potential to be an effective treatment for some cancers.
Ebrahim K, Vatanpour H, Zare A, Shirazi FH, Nakhjavani M. Anticancer Activity a of Caspian Cobra (Naja naja oxiana) snake Venom in Human Cancer Cell Lines Via Induction of Apoptosis. Iran J Pharm Res. 2016 Winter;15(Suppl):101-112. PMID: 28228809; PMCID: PMC5242357.