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Rinkhals

Hemachatus haemachatus
Ɛhia dɔkotaƐntaa nkum, nanso sɛ ɛka wo anaa ɛtu bɔre gu w'ani mu a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn.
Cobra, mamba ne krait Ɔpete anaa ɔtuƆdi: Nam
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ denSɛ ɛka wo anaa ɛtu bɔre gu w'ani mu a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn. Ɛntaa nkum obi koraa.

The rinkhals is a venomous snake that lives in southern Africa. It is often called the ring-necked spitting cobra, but it is not a true cobra. It is known for spitting venom at threats rather than relying on its bite.1

Ɔte
Southern Africa: South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, with an isolated Zimbabwe population that may be extinct1
Abibirem
Fie
It prefers grasslands, from the coast up to altitudes of 2,000 m. It is extremely common on the Highveld and in the grasslands of KwaZulu-Natal. Because it eats frogs and toads, it is often found near wetlands.1
Tenten
90 cm kɔsi 1,1 m (3 ft kɔsi 3,6 ft)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 6,9 km/h (4,3 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
It hunts during the daytime and will prey on any vertebrate small enough to eat. Toads are its most common food in the wild, but it also eats rodents and small lizards.1
Ampa!Rinkhals mfonini
Rinkhals. Mfonini: ProfbergerLee R. Berger. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Its belly is dark, with one or two light-coloured crossbands on the throat.1
  • Its usual total length, including the tail, is 90 to 110 cm.1
  • Colour varies. Some individuals are mostly black, while others are striped.1
  • When distressed, it spreads its hood to show a striped neck.1
  • Its dorsal scales are keeled, which means they have a ridge down the middle.1

Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: It closely resembles true cobras, which belong to the genus Naja. Its keeled dorsal scales and the lack of solid teeth on the maxilla (upper jaw bone) set it apart, and these differences are why it is placed in its own genus, Hemachatus.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Ɔpete anaa ɔtu

Ɛpete anaa ɛtu nsuo bi a ɛhye honam gu wɔn a wɔto hyɛ no so.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and partially cytotoxic, meaning it destroys body tissue. A bite causes great pain and can lead to necrosis (death of tissue). General symptoms include drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, violent abdominal pain, cramps and vertigo, and local swelling and bruising occur in about a quarter of cases.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ denSɛ ɛka wo anaa ɛtu bɔre gu w'ani mu a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn. Ɛntaa nkum obi koraa.

Bites are rare, because the snake relies on other defences first. Most bites happen when people try to handle it. No fatality from a rinkhals bite has been recorded in over 40 years.1

Asɛmpa: dɔkotafoɔ wɔ aduro (antivenom) anaa ayaresa ma yei.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When threatened, it spreads its hood, hisses and lunges while spitting venom accurately up to 3 m, usually aiming at the face and eyes. If other defences fail, it may bite, and it can also roll over with its mouth open and tongue out.1

Sɛ ɛka anaa ɛtu bɔre a

  • Polyvalent antivenom is effective for treating rinkhals envenomation. If venom gets into the eyes, it causes great pain and inflammation, and corneal damage can occur if left untreated. Timely first aid and eye-washing will usually lead to recovery after a few days.1
  • 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.
  • Sɛ ɛtu bɔre gu n'ani mu a, fa nsuo kronkron pii hohoro n'ani ntɛm ara.

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 anaa ɛtu bɔre gu w'ani mu 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?

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Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Rinkhals ne tenten bɛyɛ 1,1 m (3,6 ft)Ɔkraman bɛyɛ 1 m (3,3 ft)Ɔpanin bɛyɛ 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 2 a wɔde hwene ne dua to ntoatoasoɔ mune tenten te sɛ kwadu 6 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 52 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Rinkhals 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?

ɛho hia sɛ wohunu

Nsɛm

1

When threatened, it can play dead by rolling onto its back with its mouth open and tongue out. This behaviour, called thanatosis, is also seen in some other snakes.1

2

It can spit venom accurately at targets up to 3 m away and has good control over its venom glands.1

3

Unlike true cobras, which lay eggs, it gives birth to live young.1

4

It is not a true cobra. It belongs to its own genus, Hemachatus, which has only one species.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: The rinkhals is a true cobra.

Nokorɛ: It bears a great resemblance to true cobras, but it belongs to the genus Hemachatus rather than Naja, so it is not a true cobra.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Hemachatus haemachatus
Kuo
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Abusua
Elapidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Squamata
Asaase akɛseɛ
Abibirem
Mmofra nketewa
It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. A litter usually has around 20 to 30 young, though some females give birth to over 60, typically in late summer (December to March in the southern hemisphere).1
Asiane ma nnipa
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Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Rinkhals (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hemachatus haemachatus (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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