Cortisol is a hormone your body releases when youâre under stress. Your doctor may want you to be tested to see if you have the right level of cortisol in your blood. Cortisol is made by your adrenal glands-- two small glands that sit on top of your kidneys.
The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) is a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico.It is a relatively small subspecies of the common kingsnake and is naturally found in a wide variety of habitats.he California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) is a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico.
It seems unfairly menacing that a snake that can literally stand up and look a full-grown person in the eye would also be among the most venomous on the planet, but that describes the famous king cobra. King cobras can reach 18 feet (5.5 meters) in length, making them the longest of all venomous snakes.When confronted, they can raise up to one-third of their bodies straight off the ground and still move forward to attack.ing cobras may be best known as the species of choice for the snake charmers of South Asia. Although cobras can hear, they are actually deaf to ambient noises, sensing ground vibrations instead. The charmer's flute entices the cobra by its shape and movement, not by the music it emits.