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Greater black krait

Bungarus niger
Ɛtumi kumƐtumi kum wo sɛ wɔanhwɛ wo yareɛ a. Sɛ ɛka wo a, hwehwɛ mmoa ntɛm.
Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.

The greater black krait is a shiny black snake that is venomous, meaning it injects venom when it bites. It lives in South Asia, including northeast and north India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It matters because it is often overlooked but has caused many bites.1

Ɔte
Northeast and North India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh (South Asia)1
Asia
Fie
It lives in a wide range of places, from mangrove swamps and inhabited villages to montane forests up to 1,500 m above sea level on the Himalayan foothills. It is often met in the tea gardens of northeastern India.1
Tenten
1,3 m (4,3 ft)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
It mostly eats snakes and small mammals, and sometimes lizards, frogs and fish.1
Ampa!Greater black krait mfonini
Greater black krait. Mfonini: Jijomodak007. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Shiny black on the upper body, with whitish colour between the scales1
  • Creamy white underside with black edges, which get wider towards the tail1
  • Medium length and slender, with a triangular cross-section and a short, pointed tail1
  • Smooth, glossy scales, with the scales along the middle of the back enlarged and hexagonal1
  • Black eyes with round pupils, and a pinkish tongue with a lighter tip1

Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: The lesser black krait (Bungarus lividus) lives in the same areas. The greater black krait can be told apart by its enlarged hexagonal scales along the middle of the back.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Ka

Bɔre fi ne se mu ba bere a ɔka.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Its venom contains presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and may also contain myotoxins, which damage muscle.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.

It is a medically important species because it has caused many bites. The mortality rate is not known, but it is said to be quite high. It is an active, nocturnal snake, so people may be bitten at night.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When disturbed, it coils loosely and hides its head beneath its body, and it is reluctant to bite unless it is persistently provoked.1

Sɛ ɛka a

  • Ma onipa no ntena dinn na ne bo nnwo, yi kawa ne nneɛma a ɛkyere no den, na kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm: antivenom ne ayaresa no.

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

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Greater black krait ne tenten bɛyɛ 1,3 m (4,3 ft)Ɔkraman bɛyɛ 1 m (3,3 ft)Ɔpanin bɛyɛ 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 2,5 a wɔde hwene ne dua to ntoatoasoɔ mune tenten te sɛ kwadu 7 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 51 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Greater black krait kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

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Ne ntɛm te sɛn?

ɛho hia sɛ wohunu

Nsɛm

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It is often overlooked, even though it has caused many bites.1

2

It is often seen in the tea gardens of northeastern India.1

3

It can be found in places as varied as mangrove swamps, villages and mountain forests.1

4

It is a nocturnal snake, so it is active mainly at night.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Bungarus niger
Kuo
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Abusua
Elapidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Squamata
Asaase akɛseɛ
Asia
Asiane ma nnipa
4 / 5: Asiane kɛseɛ wom3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Greater black krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus niger (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. 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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Pii fi kuo korɔ no mu: Cobra, mamba ne krait

Ɔte nso wɔ: Asia

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