Forest cobra
The forest cobra is a large, highly venomous snake that lives in central and western Africa. It is the largest true cobra, and it is one of the few African cobras that lives in high forest. It is dangerous, so anyone bitten needs urgent medical care.1

No anndirte ngal
- Forest and forest-edge forms are glossy black, with cream or white chin, throat and belly, and broad black cross-bars and blotches.1
- The sides of the head show black and white markings that look like vertical bars on the lips.1
- West African savanna forms are banded black and yellow, with a black tail and yellow lips, chin and throat.1
- East African coastal forms are brownish or blackish-brown above, with a yellow or cream belly speckled with brown or black.1
- Adults are usually 140 to 220 cm long.1
Doole tooke
Tooke ngal ina yaltira ñiiƴe mum so ina ŋata.
Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?
Its venom is a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves and causes severe neurotoxicity. Symptoms can include drooping eyelids, drowsiness, limb paralysis, hearing loss, inability to speak, dizziness, shock, low blood pressure, stomach pain, fever and breathing problems. A large amount of venom can be injected in one bite.1
Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?
Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo safraaka.It is one of the least frequent causes of snake bites among African cobras, largely because it lives in forests. Even so, it ranks as the 4th most venomous Naja (true cobra) species, and a bite is a life-threatening emergency. Deaths from respiratory failure have been reported. A child in Ghana died within 20 minutes of being bitten by a snake thought to be this species.1
Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktooruuji ina njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1
Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?
When threatened, it raises the front of its body off the ground, spreads a narrow hood and hisses loudly. If cornered or agitated, it can attack quickly.1
So ina ŋata
- Most victims survive if antivenom is given promptly, as soon as signs of envenomation appear. Because a bite is a life-threatening emergency, the bitten person needs urgent medical care.1
- Haɗ neɗɗo oo dillaade, deƴƴin mo, ittu jabbe e kala ko tiiɗi, yahra mo opitaal law: sérum antivenimeux woni safaara.
Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal
Reen hoore maa
- Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
- Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
- So gooto ŋatii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.
Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo
Hol to e aduna?
Hol no mawniri?
Hol no juutiri?
Hol no teddiri?
juutde no dawaaɗi 3, hinere haa lawol
juutde no banaanaaji 18 sammondiraaɗi
hedde teddude no ullundu galle
ina waawi taƴde 100 meeteer e segonde 41 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina sokli 9,6)Hol no Forest cobra mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?
Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.
Hol no yaawiri?
Humpito
It is the largest true cobra species and possibly the largest of all Naja species in the world.1
It is an excellent climber and has been known to climb trees to 10 m or more.1
It swims well and is often considered semi-aquatic.1
It does not spit or spray its venom.1
It is mainly active during the day in quiet areas, but it can be active at night in towns.1
Ɗo humpito iwri
- Forest cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja melanoleuca (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
- Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.
Kala humpito e ngoo hello ina jogii limoore hollirnde iwdi mum. So men juumii, yaafo, men ko yiɗɓe kulle, wonaa jaaynde ganndal. Wiy men e [email protected], men feewnita.
Ŋatgol

