Dugite
The dugite is a highly venomous snake found in southern Western Australia and in remote coastal parts of western South Australia. Its venom is potentially one of the most lethal in the world, so it is a snake to treat with great respect. It is common in and around Perth, where it often shelters near buildings.1

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no
- Coloured grey, green or brown, but the colours vary widely between individuals, so colour alone is not a reliable guide.1
- Black scales may be scattered over the body.1
- Relatively large scales with a semi-glossy look.1
- The head is rather small and not clearly separate from the neck.1
- Long and slender body, typically about 1.5 metres in total length.1
Bɔre ahoɔden
Bɔre fi ne se mu ba bere a ɔka.
Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?
The venom has coagulopathic and procoagulant effects, meaning it disturbs the way blood clots. It is potentially one of the most lethal venoms in the world. In a 2011 case, a boy bitten by a dugite was temporarily paralysed, showing that the venom can affect the nerves and muscles as well as the blood.1
Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?
Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.Dugites are potentially lethal. They generally avoid biting people, but the risk of encounters rises during the mating season in October and November. The last recorded human death attributed to a dugite was in August 2015 in South Fremantle. In 2011 a seven-year-old boy was bitten and temporarily paralysed, and he made a full recovery.1
Asɛmpa: dɔkotafoɔ wɔ aduro (antivenom) anaa ayaresa ma yei.1
Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?
When disturbed they are very shy and often slither away, but they will defend themselves if cornered.1
Sɛ ɛka a
- Prompt medical attention is essential after a bite. In a December 2020 case, a three-year-old girl bitten by a snake believed to be a dugite was quickly immobilised by her grandmother, who wrapped her legs in pressure bandages. She was treated with antivenom in hospital and made a full recovery.1
- Pressure immobilisation: fa elastic bandage a ɛyɛ den kyekyere baabi a ɛkaa no so, na afei kyekyere kɔ soro wɔ nsa anaa nan no nyinaa so, fa splint kyekyere ho, na ma onipa no ntena dinn koraa kosi sɛ mmoa bɛba.
- Nhohoro baabi a ɛkaa no: ayaresabea betumi ahwehwɛ bɔre a aka honam no so no mu de apaw antivenom a ɛfata.
Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw
Hwɛ wo ho so
- Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
- Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
- Sɛ baako ka wo a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.
Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho
Wiase mu baabi bɛn?
Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?
Ne tenten te sɛn?
ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 4 a wɔde hwene ne dua to ntoatoasoɔ mu
ne tenten te sɛ kwadu 11 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ mu
ɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 46 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)Dugite kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?
Akontabuo kɛkɛ wɔ wo browser mu. Wɔnkora hwee, na wɔmfa hwee nkɔ baabiara.
Ne ntɛm te sɛn?
Nsɛm
Its venom is potentially one of the most lethal in the world.1
Dugites have become more common because of the house mouse, which is one of their main foods.1
Dugites can lay two clutches of eggs in the same season when conditions are good.1
The Irish activist John Boyle O'Reilly wrote a poem called The Dukite Snake, published in his 1878 collection Songs, Legends and Ballads, based on a bushman's myth.1
In winter, dugites burrow.1
Atosɛm sɛefoɔ
Atosɛm: Dugites are aggressive and will chase people.
Nokorɛ: Dugites are very shy and usually slither away when disturbed. They generally avoid biting people, but they will defend themselves if cornered.1
Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ
- Nyansahu din
- Pseudonaja affinis
- Kuo
- Australia awɔ
- Abusua
- Elapidae2
- Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
- Squamata
- Asaase akɛseɛ
- Australia ne Oceania
- Mmofra nketewa
- Dugites lay eggs, typically around 30 at a time, and leave them to hatch on their own after about 65 days. Under good conditions, they can lay two clutches in one season.1
- Asiane ma nnipa
- 4 / 5: Asiane kɛseɛ wom3
Baabi a nsɛm no fi
- Dugite (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudonaja affinis (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
- Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.
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