Goldie's tree cobra
Goldie's tree cobra is a large, glossy black snake that lives in the trees, on the ground and in water across Central and Western Africa. It is one of the most venomous snakes in Africa, so it is important to know what it looks like and to keep well away from it.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Its dorsal (upper) body colour is glossy black.1
- It is a long, slim snake, measuring 2.2 to 2.7 m including the tail.1
- It has a small head with exceptionally large eyes.1
- It has a long, spiky tail, which helps it move through trees.1
- When threatened, it rears up and spreads a cobra-like hood, which is much narrower than that of Naja naja.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Què fa el seu verí?
Its venom is mainly a neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, as in most cobras. It acts quickly and is extremely potent. Bite symptoms include swelling and stinging pain around the wound, numbness of the limbs and lips, severe difficulty breathing, heavy sweating and blurred vision. Victims may die of respiratory failure, which means the lungs stop working properly.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: Molt perillósPot matar una persona que no rep tractament.It is one of the most toxic and deadly snakes in Africa. Its venom can easily kill a person, and a number of people are killed by this species each year.1
Què fa quan té por?
When threatened it rears up and spreads its narrow hood, and if provoked further it may bite; if restrained, it may also use its tail spike to defend itself.1
Si mossega
- Mantén la persona quieta i tranquil·la, treu-li anells i coses que estrenyin i porta-la de pressa a un hospital: el tractament és l'antiverí.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
fa de llarg com 2,5 gossos del nas a la cua
fa de llarg com 15 plàtans en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 40 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Goldie's tree cobra comparat amb TU?
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Com de ràpid va?
Dades
It is one of the largest venomous snakes in Africa.1
Despite its size, it is very agile and moves as easily on the ground and in water as it does in trees.1
It cannot spit its venom, but its bite is very potent.1
It is one of the few snakes considered aggressive, and it is reputed to be ill-tempered.1
Its large eyes give it excellent eyesight.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: It is often called "Gold's tree cobra".
Veritat: That spelling is an error. The species is named after George Taubman Goldie, so the correct name is Goldie's tree cobra.1
D'on surten les dades
- Goldie's tree cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudohaje goldii (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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