Ashe's spitting cobra
Esguicha ou cospeAshe'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

Como recoñecelo
- 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
Adoita confundirse con: 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
Poder da pezoña
Esguicha ou cospe un líquido que pica aos atacantes.
Que fai a súa pezoña?
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
Que perigoso é para as persoas?
Perigo para as persoas: Moi perigosoPode matar a unha persoa que non reciba tratamento.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
Boas novas: os médicos teñen un medicamento (antiveleno) ou un tratamento para isto.1
Que fai cando ten medo?
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
Se morde ou cospe
- 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
- Mantén a persoa quieta e tranquila, quítalle aneis e cousas apertadas e vai rápido a un hospital: o tratamento é o antiveleno.
- Se lle cuspiu pezoña nos ollos, aclárallos de inmediato con moita auga limpa.
Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos
Mantente a salvo
- Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
- Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
- Se un te morde ou che cospe pezoña nos ollos: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.
Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo
En que lugar do mundo?
Que tamaño ten?
Canto mide?
mide coma 2,5 cans do fociño á cola
mide coma 15 bananas postas en fila
podería percorrer 100 metros en 41 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)Que tamaño ten Ashe's spitting cobra comparado CONTIGO?
Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.
Que rápido é?
Datos
It is the world's largest species of spitting cobra.1
It can spit venom in large amounts for hours.1
The largest specimen recorded, caught in Kenya, measured 270 cm in total length.1
One milked specimen at the Bio-Ken Snake Farm in 2004 produced a wet venom yield of 6.2 ml.1
It is most closely related to the Mozambique spitting cobra.1
Desmontamitos
Mito: It is just a brown form of the black-necked spitting cobra.
Verdade: It was classed as a separate species in 2007, after experts recognised its differences from other spitting cobras.1
De onde veñen os datos
- Naja ashei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja ashei (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
- Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.
Cada dato desta páxina ten un número que leva á súa fonte. Se nos equivocamos nalgo, sentímolo, somos fans dos animais, non unha revista científica. Dínolo en [email protected] e arranxarémolo.