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Ashe's spitting cobra

Naja ashei
Izenari buruz: The species is named after James Ashe, who founded the Bio-Ken Snake Farm and was one of the first experts to suggest it was a new species. The genus name Naja comes from a Sanskrit word meaning serpent.1
Hil dezakeTratamendurik gabe hil zaitzake. Kosk egiten badizu edo pozoia begietara tu egiten badizu, eskatu laguntza azkar.
Kobrak, mambak eta kraitak Botatzen du edo tu egiten du
Arriskua pertsonentzat: Oso arriskutsuaTratamendurik jasotzen ez duen pertsona bat hil dezake.

Ashe's spitting cobra is a large venomous snake from eastern and northeastern Africa. It is the largest of all the spitting cobras, and it can spray venom from a distance as well as bite. Its venom can cause blindness if it gets into the eyes and not treated at once.1

Non bizi den
Eastern and northeastern Africa: northern and eastern Kenya, northeastern Uganda, southern Ethiopia and southern Somalia1
Afrika
Hasiera
It lives in the dry lowlands of northern and eastern Kenya, and in similar dry places in neighbouring countries. On the Kenyan coast, adults over 2 m long are not uncommon.1
Luzera
1,3 m eta 2,7 m artean (4,3 ft eta 8,9 ft artean)1
Abiadura handiena
8,7 km/h inguru (5,4 mph)
Lehorrean, kalkulu gutxi gorabeherakoa
Benetan!Argazkia: Ashe's spitting cobra
Ashe's spitting cobra. Argazkia: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Nola ezagutu

  • Very heavily built, with a big head1
  • Colour ranges from light grey and pale mustard to dark brown1
  • Pale along the belly, sometimes with slight speckling or blotches1
  • A dark brown band across the throat1
  • Average length about 1.3 to 2.0 m including the tail, making it the largest spitting cobra1

Askotan honekin nahasten da: It was once thought to be a brown form of the black-necked spitting cobra. It was classed as a separate species in 2007.1

Pozoi-ahalmena

Botatzen du edo tu egiten du

Likido mingarri bat botatzen edo tu egiten die erasotzaileei.

Zer egiten du bere pozoiak?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, meaning it destroys cells. It is very similar to the venom of other spitting cobras, but it can inject a much larger volume in one bite. Its venom also causes strong tissue death around a wound.1

Zein arriskutsua da pertsonentzat?

Arriskua pertsonentzat: Oso arriskutsuaTratamendurik jasotzen ez duen pertsona bat hil dezake.

The venom has low whole-body toxicity, so survival is very likely with proper treatment. Survivors may be left disfigured by tissue damage. If venom gets into the eyes and is not treated immediately, blindness is likely. Even with antivenom, amputation may be needed after a full dose from a large specimen.1

Albiste ona: medikuek badute sendagai bat (antipozoia) edo tratamendu bat honetarako.1

Zer egiten du beldurtzen denean?

It is very defensive and does not hesitate to spit when it feels cornered. It can keep spitting for hours without running out of venom straight away.1

Kosk egiten badu edo tu egiten badu

  • If venom gets into the eyes, rinse them straight away with water or another bland liquid, as delay can cause permanent blindness. Whether the person has been bitten or spat at, they should see a doctor as soon as possible. Treatment is the appropriate antivenom, SAVP polyvalent from South African Vaccine Producers, and the dose may need to be higher than for the average black-necked spitting cobra bite.1
  • Eutsi pertsona geldi eta lasai, kendu eraztunak eta gauza estuak, eta joan ospitalera azkar: antipozoia da tratamendua.
  • Pozoia begietara tu egin badu, garbitu begiak berehala ur garbi askorekin.

Deitu beti lehenik zure larrialdi-zenbakira (112, 000, 911). Lehen sorospenei buruzko orientabide orokorra da hau, ez mediku-aholkua. Lehen sorospenen oinarriak

Egon seguru

  • Ez ukitu, ez harrapatu eta ez zirikatu inoiz animalia basati bat, txikia izan arren, eta lo edo hilda dagoela badirudi ere.
  • Utzi tartea. Bat aurkitzen baduzu, egon lasai, egin atzera poliki eta utzi bere bidetik joaten.
  • Batek kosk egiten badizu edo pozoia begietara tu egiten badizu: egon lasai, egon geldi, deitu zure larrialdi-zenbakira (112, 000, 911) edo joan ospitalera azkar. Gogoratu nolakoa zen, argazki batek laguntzen du.

Ez dabil zure atzetik. Pozoia janaria harrapatzeko edo bere burua babesteko erabiltzen du, eta askoz nahiago du ezkutatu. Seguru egoteari buruz gehiago

Zein handia da?

Zein luzea da?

Ashe's spitting cobra 2,7 m inguru luze (8,9 ft)Heldu baten bizikleta 1,8 m inguru (5,9 ft)Auto bat 4,5 m inguru (15 ft)
2,5 txakur muturretik buztanera jarrita bezain luzea15 banana bata bestearen atzetik jarrita bezain luzea100 metro 41 segundotan egin litzake (gizakirik azkarrenak 9,6 behar ditu)

Zein handia da Ashe's spitting cobra ZUREKIN alderatuta?

Matematika hutsa zure nabigatzailean. Ez da ezer gordetzen, ezta inora bidaltzen ere.

Zein azkarra da?

jakin beharrekoa

Datuak

1

It is the world's largest species of spitting cobra.1

2

It can spit venom in large amounts for hours.1

3

The largest specimen recorded, caught in Kenya, measured 270 cm in total length.1

4

One milked specimen at the Bio-Ken Snake Farm in 2004 produced a wet venom yield of 6.2 ml.1

5

It is most closely related to the Mozambique spitting cobra.1

Mito-hauslea

Mitoa: It is just a brown form of the black-necked spitting cobra.

Egia: It was classed as a separate species in 2007, after experts recognised its differences from other spitting cobras.1

Pozoi-adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Naja ashei
Taldea
Kobrak, mambak eta kraitak
Familia
Elapidae2
Ordena
Squamata
Kontinenteak
Afrika
Arriskua pertsonentzat
4 / 5: Oso arriskutsua3

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Naja ashei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja ashei (iNaturalist): izenak eta sailkapena.
  3. Venom Wiki: arrisku-maila, ohiko tamaina eta abiadura-kalkulua geureak dira. Ikusi nola kalkulatzen ditugun: Nola baloratzen dugun arriskua.

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