Equatorial spitting cobra
The equatorial spitting cobra is a medium-sized cobra found in Southeast Asia. It can spray venom from a distance, which is what makes it special. It lives mainly in forests and sometimes in gardens and towns.1

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya
- Medium-sized, usually 0.9 to 1.2 metres long, and can grow up to 1.5 metres1
- Has no hood marks1
- Comes in two colour forms: yellow (common in Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia) and black (found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines)1
- Juveniles and adults often have different colours1
- Has smooth scales and a short, rounded snout1
Ike nsị
Ọ na-agbapụ ma ọ bụ na-asụpụ mmiri na-ere ọkụ n'ahụ ndị na-awakpo ya.
Gịnị ka nsị ọ na-agba na-eme?
Its venom is postsynaptic neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It also contains cardiotoxins, which damage the heart, and cytotoxins, which damage cells. The venom is strong enough that a bite can be serious.1
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.It will spit venom readily when cornered or threatened, and it can spit from up in trees. It will also strike and bite. The yellow form from Thailand is described as highly aggressive and more prone to spitting large amounts.1
Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?
When cornered or threatened, it spits venom and will also strike and bite.1
Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara ma ọ bụ sụọ nsị
- Mee ka onye ahụ ghara imegharị ahụ, dịkwa jụụ, wepụ mgbanaka na ihe ndị kekọrọ ahụ ike, kpọga ya ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa: ọgwụ mgbochi nsị (antivenom) bụ ọgwụgwọ ya.
- Ọ bụrụ na asụpụrụ nsị n'anya, jiri ọtụtụ mmiri dị ọcha saa anya ahụ ozugbo.
Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ
Nọrọ na nchekwa
- Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
- Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
- Ọ bụrụ na otu tara gị ma ọ bụ sụọ nsị n'anya gị: dị jụụ, emegharịla ahụ, kpọọ nọmba mberede gị (112, 000, 911) ma ọ bụ gaa ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa. Cheta ka o si dị, foto na-enye aka.
Ọ naghị achụ gị. Ọ na-eji nsị ya ejide nri ma ọ bụ chebe onwe ya, ọ ga-akakwa mma n'anya ya ịzo onwe ya. Ihe ndị ọzọ gbasara ịnọ na nchekwa
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Eziokwu
It can spit venom even when it is up in the trees.1
Cardiotoxins make up about 40% of its venom protein, a higher share than in some related spitting cobras.1
The yellow colour form from Thailand is described as more aggressive than the black form.1
It is mainly active during the day and lives on the ground.1
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: It is just a subspecies of the Indian cobra.
Eziokwu: It was first defined as its own species in 1989. Earlier, its populations had been grouped under several subspecies of the Indian cobra.1
Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Equatorial spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja sumatrana (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
- Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.
Eziokwu ọ bụla dị na peeji a nwere nọmba na-egosi ebe o si. Ọ bụrụ na anyị mehiere ihe, ndo, anyị bụ ndị hụrụ anụmanụ n'anya, ọ bụghị akwụkwọ akụkọ sayensị. Gwa anyị na [email protected], anyị ga-edozi ya.
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