Anchieta's cobra
Anchieta's cobra is a venomous snake that lives in parts of southwestern Africa. It is a ground-dwelling cobra that spreads a broad hood when threatened. It is active at night and often comes close to human homes and farmyards.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Young snakes are yellowish to light brown, with a black band circling the neck.1
- As it grows, it becomes a darker brown and the neck band fades away.1
- The throat band, which covers the front belly scales, is blue-black.1
- When threatened, it spreads a large, impressive hood about 10 to 12 cm wide.1
- In the southernmost parts of its range, some snakes are black with yellow bands across the body and tail.1
Kitera okutabulwa ne: The snouted cobra is very similar in shape, size and habits. The Anchieta's cobra is more inclined to stand its ground when confronted by a threat.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
Its venom is mainly a potent neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. It may also contain cardiotoxic components, which harm the heart. Because it has moderately large size and relatively large fangs, it can inject a large volume of venom in a single bite.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.Bites are rare, but they have been known to cause human deaths.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
When provoked it lifts its front body off the ground, spreads its hood and takes a defensive posture, but it will flee if it gets the chance, and it sometimes feigns death.1
Bwe kiruma
- Omuntu muleke ateetambula era ateefu, ggyamu empeta n'ebintu ebinyweza, era omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu: eddagala eriwonya obusagwa (antivenom) bwe bujjanjabi.
Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi
Weekuume
- Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
- Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
- Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.
Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma
Wa mu nsi?
Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukira
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 13 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiriri
kyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 46 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)Anchieta's cobra kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
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Kidduka kyenkana wa?
Ebituufu
The longest recorded male was 2.31 metres long and was caught in Windhoek, Namibia.1
It is hunted by birds of prey such as secretary birds and snake eagles, and by honey badgers and white-throated monitors.1
Males and females grow to similar sizes, although males usually have larger heads and longer tails.1
A banded form has been noted in roughly 13% of males and up to 22% of females.1
Ku bakugu mu busagwa
Ebituufu we biva
- Anchieta's cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja anchietae (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
- Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.
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