Shield-nosed cobra
The shield-nosed cobra is a venomous snake from the cobra family, Elapidae. It lives in dry, sandy savanna across southern Africa. It is a night-time digger that spends much of its life underground, and its venom is strong enough to be a serious danger to people.1

Yadda za ka gane shi
- Adults have an average snout-to-vent length of 63.5 cm.1
- It has a uniquely large rostral scale, the scale at the tip of the snout, which helps it dig.1
- Its dorsal (back) scales are arranged in 21 to 25 rows at midbody.1
- The scales on the rear part of the body are keeled, meaning they have a ridge along the middle.1
- It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night.1
Ƙarfin dafi
Dafi yana fitowa ta haƙoransa na dafi ko haƙoransa idan ya ciza.
Me dafinsa yake yi?
Its venom is highly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include slurred speech, drooping eyelids (ptosis) and partial paralysis.1
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai tsananiCizo yana buƙatar likita. Mutuwa ba kasafai take faruwa ba.The shield-nosed cobra is highly venomous. Its bite has caused at least one reported human death, even though it has a fairly low tendency to bite.1
Idan ya ciji
- No antivenin is available for this species. Any bite or venom spat by any elapid snake should be treated as an urgent medical emergency.1
- Ka sa mutumin ya zauna ba motsi kuma ya natsu, ka cire zobba da abubuwa masu matsi, kuma ku je asibiti da sauri: maganin dafi (antivenom) shi ne magani.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ɗaya ya ciji ka: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
tsawon ayaba 4 a jere
zai iya gudun mita 100 cikin daƙiƙa 58 (mutum mafi sauri yana buƙatar 9,6)Yaya girman Shield-nosed cobra yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
Its skull has a specialised structure, and its uniquely large rostral scale makes it very good at digging and tunnelling.1
The female may stay coiled around her eggs after laying them, guarding the clutch.1
The shield-nosed cobra can live for 20 to 28 years in captivity, but this age is normally not reached in the wild because of predation, accidents and other dangers.1
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Shield-nosed cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Aspidelaps scutatus (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
Kowane bayani a wannan shafi yana da lamba da ke nuna tushensa. Idan mun yi kuskure, ka yi haƙuri, mu masoya dabbobi ne, ba mujallar kimiyya ba. Ka gaya mana a [email protected] kuma za mu gyara.
Cizo

