An exothermic process releases heat, causing the temperature of the immediate surroundings to rise. An endothermic process absorbs heat and cools the surroundings.”

Exothermic Reactions In an exothermic reaction, energy is released because the total energy of the products is less than the total energy of the reactants. In the presence of water, a strong acid will dissociate quickly and release heat, so it is an exothermic reaction.

The general equation for an exothermic reaction is: Reactants → Products + Energy. Note: ΔH represents the change in energy. If the energy produced in an exothermic reaction is released as heat, it results in a rise in temperature.

Only birds and mammals are extant universally endothermic groups of animals. Certain lamnid sharks, tuna and billfishes are also endothermic. In common parlance, endotherms are characterized as “warm-blooded”.

Ectotherm, any so-called cold-blooded animal—that is, any animal whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as sunlight or a heated rock surface. The ectotherms include the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates.

Posted April 11, 2018. You probably know that humans are warm-blooded, while creatures like snakes are cold-blooded. Remember, Scientists prefer the terms endothermic and ectothermic. Snakes are ectothermic which means they’re dependent on their environment for heat.

St Lucia Photo: What is a female cobra called? No, female King Cobras are not called Queen Cobras, and their babies are not part of a royal clan either. The word simply refers to the fact that King Cobras eat other snakes. A female would simply be referred to as a Female King Cobra.

The main predator to the king cobra is the mongoose because the mongoose is immune to its venom. However, mongooses rarely attack king cobras unless they have to. Venom from a king cobra can kill a human in around 45 minutes.

In India, it is found in the Western Ghats, Orissa, Bengal, Assam in addition to other areas including the Terai landscape. King cobras predominantly prey on other snakes in the wild. It is believed that their fondness for rat snakes is one of the reasons for their ‘straying’ into human-dominated areas.

The Indian cobra is one of the big four snakes of South Asia which are responsible for the majority of human deaths by snakebite in Asia. Polyvalent serum is available for treating snakebites caused by these species.

King cobras live in northern India, east to southern China, including Hong Kong and Hainan; south throughout the Malay Peninsula and east to western Indonesia and the Philippines. They prefer streams in dense or open forest, bamboo thickets, adjacent agricultural areas and dense mangrove swamps.

Shimoga district