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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus
Baɗte innde: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1
Ina haani doktaaIna wara seeɗa tan, kono ŋatol mum ina haani doktaa.
Cobra, mamba e krait Ina ŋataIna ñaama: Teewu
Bone e yimɓe: Bone mawɗoŊatol ina haani doktaa. Maayde ina woodi seeɗa sanne.

The Cape coral snake is a small, slender venomous snake with bold red-orange to yellow colours and thick black rings. It lives in the dry Karoo and other arid parts of southern Africa, where it hunts mainly at night. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

Ina wona e
Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1
Afirik
Galle
It mostly lives in very dry places such as deserts and rocky or sandy ground, with low, predictable rainfall and mostly shrubs and scrubs. During the day it often shelters under rocks or in burrows and tunnels.1
Njuuteendi
49 cm haa 76 cm (1,6 ft haa 2,5 ft)1
Yaawre ɓurnde
ɓadii 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)
E leydi, miijo tan
Hol ko nde ñaamata?
It is nocturnal and hunts mainly by smell and taste, leaving its burrow to search for nearby prey. It mostly eats lizards, and also legless skinks, small rodents and sometimes other snakes. It rears up towards prey, then strikes and injects venom.1
Goonga!Foto Cape coral snake
Cape coral snake. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

No anndirto nde

  • Small and slender, about 49–61 cm long including the tail, sometimes up to 76 cm1
  • Colours range from red-orange to yellow1
  • Thick black rings run along the body, fully encircling the body but not the tail, with about 20–47 rings in total1
  • Very short head compared with the body, so the head stands out clearly from the neck1
  • An enlarged scale at the front of the snout, and a narrow hood just below the head, like other cobras1

Ina jiiɓindiree e: Its colour pattern slightly resembles that of some corn snakes. The narrow hood and short head are features that help separate it from them.1

Doole tooke

Ina ŋata

Tooke ina yalta e ñiiƴe mum si nde ŋatii.

Hol ko tooke mum (ŋatol walla fiɗol) waɗata?

Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. Its composition is thought to be similar to that of true cobras (Naja). In a 2019 case, a man kept in captivity was bitten twice and developed vomiting, respiratory failure and paralysis within one hour, and his symptoms resolved after 12 hours of treatment.1

Hol no nde woni bone e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: Bone mawɗoŊatol ina haani doktaa. Maayde ina woodi seeɗa sanne.

Bites to humans are rarely documented. Reported effects range from no symptoms, to mild symptoms, to severe nerve effects and, in some cases, death. The effect may depend on the amount of venom injected and the patient's body weight.1

Hol ko nde waɗata si nde hulii?

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Si nde ŋatii

  • Severe cases needed mechanical ventilation (a breathing machine), and access to this is limited in many parts of southern Africa, so get medical help quickly after any bite.1
  • Deeƴin neɗɗo oo, taa o dilla, ittu zoobe e geɗe ɗigginiiɗe, yahra mo asibiti law: antivenom ko safaara.

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Reen hoore maa

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  • Accu nde nokku. Si a fottii e gooto, deeƴu, ruttu caggal seeɗa seeɗa, accu nde yaha laawol mum.
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Nde ɗaɓɓaaki ma. Nde huutora tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reende hoore mum, nde ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentorto

Hol no nde mawni?

Hol no nde juuti?

Cape coral snake juuti ɓadii 76 cm (2,5 ft)Ullundu galle ɓadii 50 cm (1,6 ft)Rawaandu ɓadii 1 m (3,3 ft)
juuti no ayaba 4 jokkondiraaɗiina waawi dogde meeter 100 nder sakan 58 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina haani 9,6)

Hol no Cape coral snake mawni, fottindaade e AAN?

Hiisa tan nder browser maa. Alaa ko mooftetee walla ko neletee.

Hol no nde yaawi?

ina haani anndeede

Anndal

1

Its colour pattern is similar to that of some corn snakes, but its venom makes it far more dangerous.1

2

Hatchlings are already around 17–18 cm long, which is a large part of the adult size.1

3

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

4

It is nocturnal, so most of its hunting happens at night.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Aspidelaps lubricus
Fedde
Cobra, mamba e krait
Besngu
Elapidae2
Tolno
Squamata
Nahiyaaji
Afirik
Ɓikkoy
It lays eggs. Captive females usually lay 3 to 11 eggs per clutch, sometimes several clutches per season, and the eggs hatch after about 65 days. Each hatchling is around 17–18 cm long.1
Hol no nde wonata e ladde
Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Bone e yimɓe
3 / 5: Bone mawɗo3

Ɗo anndal iwi

  1. Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aspidelaps lubricus (iNaturalist): inɗe e tolnugol.
  3. Venom Wiki: darja bone, mawnude woowaaɗo e miijo yaawre ko amen. Ndaar no min hiisirta ɗum: No min betiri bone.

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