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Greater black krait

Bungarus niger
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.

The greater black krait is a shiny black snake that is venomous, meaning it injects venom when it bites. It lives in South Asia, including northeast and north India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It matters because it is often overlooked but has caused many bites.1

Kibeera mu
Northeast and North India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh (South Asia)1
Asiya
Awaka
It lives in a wide range of places, from mangrove swamps and inhabited villages to montane forests up to 1,500 m above sea level on the Himalayan foothills. It is often met in the tea gardens of northeastern India.1
Obuwanvu
1,3 m (4,3 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It mostly eats snakes and small mammals, and sometimes lizards, frogs and fish.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Greater black krait
Greater black krait. Ekifaananyi: Jijomodak007. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Shiny black on the upper body, with whitish colour between the scales1
  • Creamy white underside with black edges, which get wider towards the tail1
  • Medium length and slender, with a triangular cross-section and a short, pointed tail1
  • Smooth, glossy scales, with the scales along the middle of the back enlarged and hexagonal1
  • Black eyes with round pupils, and a pinkish tongue with a lighter tip1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: The lesser black krait (Bungarus lividus) lives in the same areas. The greater black krait can be told apart by its enlarged hexagonal scales along the middle of the back.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Its venom contains presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and may also contain myotoxins, which damage muscle.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

It is a medically important species because it has caused many bites. The mortality rate is not known, but it is said to be quite high. It is an active, nocturnal snake, so people may be bitten at night.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When disturbed, it coils loosely and hides its head beneath its body, and it is reluctant to bite unless it is persistently provoked.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?

AfirikaAsiyaBulaayaAmerika ey'ObukiikakkonoAmerika ey'ObukiikaddyoAwusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Greater black krait kiwanvu nga 1,3 m (4,3 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)Omuntu omukulu nga 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 2,5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 7 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 51 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Greater black krait kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

It is often overlooked, even though it has caused many bites.1

2

It is often seen in the tea gardens of northeastern India.1

3

It can be found in places as varied as mangrove swamps, villages and mountain forests.1

4

It is a nocturnal snake, so it is active mainly at night.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Bungarus niger
Ekibinja
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Asiya
Akabi eri abantu
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Ebituufu we biva

  1. Greater black krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus niger (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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