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Cape cobra

Naja nivea

Oor die naam: Naja comes from a Sanskrit word meaning 'cobra', and nivea comes from Latin words meaning 'snow' or 'snow-white'.1

DodelikEen van die dodelikste diere op aarde. As dit jou byt, roep dadelik hulp.Vinnige hulp en teengif red die meeste mense. Bel dadelik jou noodnommer.

Kobras, mambas & kraits

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

The Cape cobra is a medium-sized, highly venomous cobra. It lives in many kinds of land across southern Africa, and it often comes close to people. It is regarded as one of the most dangerous cobras in all of Africa.1

Leef in

Southern Africa: mainly South Africa, plus southern Namibia, south-west Botswana and western Lesotho1

Afrika

Tuis

It lives in fynbos, bushveld, karoo scrubland, arid savanna and deserts. It often uses rodent burrows, abandoned termite mounds and rock crevices. It also enters villages, suburbs of Cape Town and houses, where it may shelter from the heat or hunt rodents.1

Lengte

1,2 m tot 1,6 m (3,9 ft tot 5,2 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 7,5 km/h (4,7 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is a feeding generalist that eats other snakes, rodents, lizards, birds and carrion. It is also well known for raiding the nests of sociable weavers, and it can be cannibalistic, sometimes eating the young of its own kind.1

Foto van Cape cobra — Cape cobra. Foto: Marius Burger. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Colour ranges from yellow through golden brown and dark brown to black.1
Many individuals have black or pale stippling and blotches.1
Juveniles have a dark throat that continues down the belly.1
Adults are typically 1.2 to 1.4 m long.1
When threatened, it raises the front of its body and spreads a broad hood.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Juvenile Cape cobras have dark throats, which often leads people to confuse them with the rinkhals, a spitting cobra. The dark throat fades during the first year or two of life.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is thick and syrupy, and contains potent neurotoxins that act on the nerves, and possibly cardiotoxins that affect the heart. The venom can affect the respiratory system, nervous system and heart. When death occurs, it normally takes one to ten hours, or more, and is often caused by respiratory failure due to paralysis.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

It is regarded as one of the most dangerous cobras in Africa because of its potent venom and its frequent presence around houses. The mortality rate for untreated bites is not exactly known, but is thought to be high, around 50%. Outcomes depend on factors such as the amount of venom injected and the bitten person's state of mind.1

Goeie nuus: dokters het 'n medisyne (teengif) of 'n behandeling hiervoor.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When threatened, it raises its forebody, spreads a broad hood, may hiss loudly and strikes readily.1

As dit byt

Mechanical ventilation (a machine that helps the person breathe) and symptom management are often enough to save a life. Serious cases need antivenom, which is a polyvalent antivenom produced by the South African Institute of Medical Research.1
Hou die persoon stil en kalm, haal ringe en stywe goed af, en kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit: teengif is die behandeling.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 9 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 48 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Cape cobra in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Cape cobra omtrent 7,5 km/h (4,7 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its venom dries into shiny pale flakes that look like yellow sugar.1

Meerkats and some mongooses prey on it and have a low susceptibility to its venom.1

It is a good climber and can climb trees and bushes.1

The longest recorded specimen was a male from Aus, Namibia, measuring 1.88 m.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Naja nivea
Groep: Kobras, mambas & kraits
Familie: Elapidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Afrika
Babas: It lays eggs, between 8 and 20 per clutch in midsummer, and the hatchlings are completely independent from birth.1
Gevaar vir mense: 5 / 5: Dodelik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Cape cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Naja nivea (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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