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King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah
Gbasara aha ya: The genus name Ophiophagus means 'snake eater', which comes from its habit of eating snakes.1
Na-egbu egbuOtu n'ime anụmanụ kacha egbu egbu n'ụwa. Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara gị, kpọọ maka enyemaka ozugbo.Enyemaka ngwa ngwa na ọgwụ mgbochi nsị (antivenom) na-azọpụta ọtụtụ mmadụ. Kpọọ nọmba mberede gị ozugbo.
Kobra, mamba na krait ỊtaNri ya: Anụ
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-egbu egbuOtu n'ime anụmanụ kacha dị egwu n'ụwa.

The king cobra is a large venomous snake of tropical Asia. It is the world's longest venomous snake, and it mostly eats other snakes. It is widely spread across its range, but people do not often see it.1

Ebe obibi
Tropical Asia, from India and Nepal through Southeast Asia to southern China and the Philippines1
Eshia
Ụlọ
It lives across many tropical Asian habitats and is found at elevations up to 2,000 m.1
Ogologo
3.2 m ruo 5.8 m (10 ft ruo 19 ft)1
Arọ
10 kg (22 lb)1
Ọsọ kacha elu
ihe dị ka 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
N'elu ala, nchepụta
Gịnị ka ọ na-eri?
It mainly hunts other snakes, including its own kind, and also eats lizards and rodents now and then. After it bites its prey, it swallows the animal whole, and its flexible jaws let it swallow prey much larger than its head.1
N'ezie!Foto King cobra
King cobra. Foto: Michael Allen Smith from Seattle, USA. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

  • Adults are olive green with black and white bands across the trunk that run towards the head.1
  • The head has 15 drab-coloured shields that are edged in black.1
  • The hood is oval, with two black spots between the two lowest scales.1
  • Juveniles are black with chevron-shaped white, yellow or buff bars that point towards the head.1
  • The tail is yellowish green and marked with black.1

A na-agwakọkarị ya na: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.1

Ike nsị

Ịta

Nsị na-esi n'eze nsị ya ma ọ bụ eze ya apụta mgbe ọ na-ata.

Gịnị ka nsị ọ na-agba na-eme?

The venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. Symptoms can start rapidly after a bite. The cobra can strike at a considerable range and height, and it has an immense venom yield.1

Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?

Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-egbu egbuOtu n'ime anụmanụ kacha dị egwu n'ụwa.

The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. Attacks usually happen when an individual is cornered or accidentally exposes itself, or when people come close by chance.1

Ozi ọma: ndị dọkịta nwere ọgwụ (antivenom) ma ọ bụ ọgwụgwọ maka nke a.1

Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?

When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

  • After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.1
  • 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.

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: 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.

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Ebee n'ụwa?

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Ọ hà aṅaa?

Kedu otú o si dị ogologo?

King cobra ogologo ya dị ihe dị ka 5.8 m (19 ft)Ụgbọ ala ihe dị ka 4.5 m (15 ft)Ụgbọ bọs obodo ihe dị ka 12 m (39 ft)

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Eziokwu

1

Its growl is much lower than most snakes' hisses, with a dominant frequency near 600 Hz, which is closer to a human voice.1

2

It is dominant over all other snakes except large pythons.1

3

It can swallow prey much larger than its head because of its flexible jaws.1

4

It can go many months without another meal after a large meal because its metabolism is slow.1

5

It is considered the national reptile of India and has an important place in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.1

6

Its common name 'hamadryad' is still used in older books.1

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.

Eziokwu: The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. It defends its eggs fiercely and may strike if it is cornered or accidentally exposed.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị
Ophiophagus hannah
Otu
Kobra, mamba na krait
Ezinụlọ
Elapidae2
Usoro
Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche
Eshia
Ụmụ ọhụrụ
It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
Otú ọ na-eme n'ọhịa
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
5 / 5: Na-egbu egbu3

Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

  1. King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ophiophagus hannah (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
  3. 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.

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