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Natal King cobra
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King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah
Ko fii innde ndee: The genus name Ophiophagus means 'snake eater', which comes from its habit of eating snakes.1
WaroowoGooto e kulle ɓurɗe warugol e aduna. Si ŋatii ma, noddu ballal jooni jooni.Ballal law e sérum antivenimeux no hisna ko ɓuri heewugol e yimɓe. Noddu nimero ballal jooni jooni.
Kobra, mamba e kraits ŊatgolNo ñaama: Teewu
Musiiba e yimɓe: WaroowoGooto e kulle ɓurɗe musiiba nder aduna.

The king cobra is a large venomous snake of tropical Asia. It is the world's longest venomous snake, and it mostly eats other snakes. It is widely spread across its range, but people do not often see it.1

No hoɗi nder
Tropical Asia, from India and Nepal through Southeast Asia to southern China and the Philippines1
Aazi
Hello arano
It lives across many tropical Asian habitats and is found at elevations up to 2,000 m.1
Juutugol
3,2 m haa 5,8 m (10 ft haa 19 ft)1
Teddeengal
10 kg (22 lb)1
Yaawugol ɓurngol toowugol
wona 10 km/h (6,2 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo tun
Ko honɗun ngal ñaamata?
It mainly hunts other snakes, including its own kind, and also eats lizards and rodents now and then. After it bites its prey, it swallows the animal whole, and its flexible jaws let it swallow prey much larger than its head.1
Goonga!Natal King cobra
King cobra. Natal: Michael Allen Smith from Seattle, USA. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hono anndirtee ngal

  • Adults are olive green with black and white bands across the trunk that run towards the head.1
  • The head has 15 drab-coloured shields that are edged in black.1
  • The hood is oval, with two black spots between the two lowest scales.1
  • Juveniles are black with chevron-shaped white, yellow or buff bars that point towards the head.1
  • The tail is yellowish green and marked with black.1

No jiibondiree e: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.1

Doole tooke ŋatgol

Ŋatgol

Tooke no yaltira ñiiƴe mum tuma ngal ŋatata.

Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?

The venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. Symptoms can start rapidly after a bite. The cobra can strike at a considerable range and height, and it has an immense venom yield.1

Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Musiiba e yimɓe: WaroowoGooto e kulle ɓurɗe musiiba nder aduna.

The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. Attacks usually happen when an individual is cornered or accidentally exposes itself, or when people come close by chance.1

Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktoroɓe no njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1

Ko honɗun ngal waɗata si ngal hulii?

When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1

Si no ŋata

  • After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.1
  • Haɗu neɗɗo on dillagol, deeƴnu mo, ittu baagiiji e ko tiiɗi fow, yahra mo lopitaan law: sérum antivenimeux ko safaara.

Adii fow noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wanaa saaraangal doktoro. Ko adii nder ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a jalnu kullal ladde haa abada, hay si ko tokooso, hay si no yi'ee no ɗaanii walla maayii.
  • Accu ngal nokku. Si a fotti e ngal, deeƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • Si gooto e majji ŋatii ma: deeƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911) walla yahu lopitaan law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal no walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañugol ma. Ngal no huutora tooke mum ngam nanngugol ñaamdu walla reenugol hoore mum, ngal ɓuri yiɗugol suuɗaade. Ko ɓeydi fii reenugol hoore maa

Hono mawniri?

Hono juutiri?

King cobra juuti wona 5,8 m (19 ft)Oto wona 4,5 m (15 ft)Bisi saare wona 12 m (39 ft)

Hono teddiri?

teddi no ulluuɗi suudu 2,5
juuti no rawaandi 6, hinere haa lawoljuuti no banaanaaji 32 jokkondirɗino waawi taccugol meeteruuji 100 nder segonde 36 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawugol sokli 9,6)

Hono King cobra mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?

Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.

Hono yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndugol

Humpito

1

Its growl is much lower than most snakes' hisses, with a dominant frequency near 600 Hz, which is closer to a human voice.1

2

It is dominant over all other snakes except large pythons.1

3

It can swallow prey much larger than its head because of its flexible jaws.1

4

It can go many months without another meal after a large meal because its metabolism is slow.1

5

It is considered the national reptile of India and has an important place in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.1

6

Its common name 'hamadryad' is still used in older books.1

Bonnoowo fenaandeeji

Fenaande: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.

Goonga: The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. It defends its eggs fiercely and may strike if it is cornered or accidentally exposed.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Ophiophagus hannah
Fedde
Kobra, mamba e kraits
Ɓesngu
Elapidae2
Ordre
Squamata
Leyɗe mawɗe
Aazi
Ɓiɓɓe tokosɓe
It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
Hono ngal woniri nder ladde
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
Musiiba e yimɓe
5 / 5: Waroowo3

Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri

  1. King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ophiophagus hannah (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno musiiba, mawnugol aadaajo e miijo yaawugol ko amen. Ndaar no min ƴeewtirta ɗum: Hono min tolnirta musiiba.

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