Why Is There Only One White Cobra in Millions? What Is the Special Secret of Its Color?

Albino Cobra

[{"selector":"#anim-8cc4413f-af43-4fd6-ad62-8eecaccda892","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The white cobra is also called Albino Cobra. It is claimed that there are only 10 to 15 white cobras in the whole country.

Melanin

[{"selector":"#anim-075d3038-13d4-4f10-8b4f-4bcb3b32553b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It is the main reason why snakes turn white, which is also called a skin disease. Due to a lack of melanin, the skin color becomes milky white.

Red Eyes

It is completely white, but its eyes are red.

Length

[{"selector":"#anim-10a03270-2a38-4453-a304-38d9507ab4b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The special thing is that the length of this white cobra is up to 7 feet, it is rare not only in India but all over the world.

Sundarban Is Home

[{"selector":"#anim-f5f26a78-07d8-4817-af51-c6753903cf34","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White cobras are mostly found in Sundarban Forest, although their number can be counted on fingers.

On The Verge of Extinction

[{"selector":"#anim-aa6930b3-7815-4cf4-923e-bf787b677f65","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This species of white cobra is on the verge of extinction; only a few snakes are left in the whole country.