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Goldie's tree cobra

Pseudohaje goldii
Ku linnya: The genus name Pseudohaje means "false cobra". The species name goldii honours George Taubman Goldie, a Manx administrator in Nigeria.1
Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikuluma, funa obuyambi mangu.
Cobra, mamba ne krait KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

Goldie's tree cobra is a large, glossy black snake that lives in the trees, on the ground and in water across Central and Western Africa. It is one of the most venomous snakes in Africa, so it is important to know what it looks like and to keep well away from it.1

Kibeera mu
Central and Western Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon and Uganda1
Afirika
Awaka
It lives in forests and woodlands along rivers and streams, from sea level up to 2,000 m. It has also been found in ornamental gardens and plantain plantations.1
Obuwanvu
2,2 m okutuuka ku 2,7 m (7,2 ft okutuuka ku 8,9 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 9 km/h (5,6 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It mainly hunts tree-dwelling frogs, birds and mammals such as squirrels. It also eats ground-dwelling frogs and even fish.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Goldie's tree cobra
Goldie's tree cobra. Ekifaananyi: --AxG (talk) 16:46, 21 March 2014 (UTC). Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Its dorsal (upper) body colour is glossy black.1
  • It is a long, slim snake, measuring 2.2 to 2.7 m including the tail.1
  • It has a small head with exceptionally large eyes.1
  • It has a long, spiky tail, which helps it move through trees.1
  • When threatened, it rears up and spreads a cobra-like hood, which is much narrower than that of Naja naja.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Its venom is mainly a neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, as in most cobras. It acts quickly and is extremely potent. Bite symptoms include swelling and stinging pain around the wound, numbness of the limbs and lips, severe difficulty breathing, heavy sweating and blurred vision. Victims may die of respiratory failure, which means the lungs stop working properly.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

It is one of the most toxic and deadly snakes in Africa. Its venom can easily kill a person, and a number of people are killed by this species each year.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When threatened it rears up and spreads its narrow hood, and if provoked further it may bite; if restrained, it may also use its tail spike to defend itself.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

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Goldie's tree cobra kiwanvu nga 2,7 m (8,9 ft)Akagaali k'omuntu omukulu nga 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4,5 m (15 ft)
kiwanvu nga mbwa 2,5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 15 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 40 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Goldie's tree cobra kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

It is one of the largest venomous snakes in Africa.1

2

Despite its size, it is very agile and moves as easily on the ground and in water as it does in trees.1

3

It cannot spit its venom, but its bite is very potent.1

4

It is one of the few snakes considered aggressive, and it is reputed to be ill-tempered.1

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Its large eyes give it excellent eyesight.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: It is often called "Gold's tree cobra".

Amazima: That spelling is an error. The species is named after George Taubman Goldie, so the correct name is Goldie's tree cobra.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Pseudohaje goldii
Ekibinja
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs (it is oviparous), with a clutch of 10 to 20 eggs.1
Akabi eri abantu
4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Goldie's tree cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pseudohaje goldii (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. 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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