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King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Oor die naam: The genus name Ophiophagus means 'snake eater', which comes from its habit of eating snakes.1

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Kobras, mambas & kraits

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

The king cobra is a large venomous snake of tropical Asia. It is the world's longest venomous snake, and it mostly eats other snakes. It is widely spread across its range, but people do not often see it.1

Leef in

Tropical Asia, from India and Nepal through Southeast Asia to southern China and the Philippines1

Asië

Tuis

It lives across many tropical Asian habitats and is found at elevations up to 2,000 m.1

Lengte

3,2 m tot 5,8 m (10 ft tot 19 ft)1

Gewig

10 kg (22 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 10 km/h (6,2 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It mainly hunts other snakes, including its own kind, and also eats lizards and rodents now and then. After it bites its prey, it swallows the animal whole, and its flexible jaws let it swallow prey much larger than its head.1

Foto van King cobra — King cobra. Foto: Michael Allen Smith from Seattle, USA. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adults are olive green with black and white bands across the trunk that run towards the head.1
The head has 15 drab-coloured shields that are edged in black.1
The hood is oval, with two black spots between the two lowest scales.1
Juveniles are black with chevron-shaped white, yellow or buff bars that point towards the head.1
The tail is yellowish green and marked with black.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. Symptoms can start rapidly after a bite. The cobra can strike at a considerable range and height, and it has an immense venom yield.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. Attacks usually happen when an individual is cornered or accidentally exposes itself, or when people come close by chance.1

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1

As dit byt

After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.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?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 huiskatte

so lank soos 6 honde neus tot stertso lank soos 32 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 36 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is King 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)

King cobra omtrent 10 km/h (6,2 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its growl is much lower than most snakes' hisses, with a dominant frequency near 600 Hz, which is closer to a human voice.1

It is dominant over all other snakes except large pythons.1

It can swallow prey much larger than its head because of its flexible jaws.1

It can go many months without another meal after a large meal because its metabolism is slow.1

It is considered the national reptile of India and has an important place in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.1

Its common name 'hamadryad' is still used in older books.1

Mite-breker

Mite: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.

Waarheid: The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. It defends its eggs fiercely and may strike if it is cornered or accidentally exposed.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Ophiophagus hannah
Groep: Kobras, mambas & kraits
Familie: Elapidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Asië
Babas: It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
Gevaar vir mense: 5 / 5: Dodelik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Ophiophagus hannah (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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