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Shield-nosed cobra

Aspidelaps scutatus
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Cobra, mamba ne krait KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The shield-nosed cobra is a venomous snake from the cobra family, Elapidae. It lives in dry, sandy savanna across southern Africa. It is a night-time digger that spends much of its life underground, and its venom is strong enough to be a serious danger to people.1

Kibeera mu
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe1
Afirika
Awaka
It prefers sandy-soiled savanna, at altitudes of 90 to 1,400 m (300 to 4,590 ft). It is fossorial, meaning it is adapted to digging and tunnelling.1
Obuwanvu
64 cm (2,1 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It preys on amphibians, lizards, snakes and mammals that are a suitable size for it.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Shield-nosed cobra
Shield-nosed cobra. Ekifaananyi: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Adults have an average snout-to-vent length of 63.5 cm.1
  • It has a uniquely large rostral scale, the scale at the tip of the snout, which helps it dig.1
  • Its dorsal (back) scales are arranged in 21 to 25 rows at midbody.1
  • The scales on the rear part of the body are keeled, meaning they have a ridge along the middle.1
  • It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night.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 highly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include slurred speech, drooping eyelids (ptosis) and partial paralysis.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The shield-nosed cobra is highly venomous. Its bite has caused at least one reported human death, even though it has a fairly low tendency to bite.1

Bwe kiruma

  • No antivenin is available for this species. Any bite or venom spat by any elapid snake should be treated as an urgent medical emergency.1
  • 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?

Shield-nosed cobra kiwanvu nga 64 cm (2,1 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
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Ebituufu

1

Its skull has a specialised structure, and its uniquely large rostral scale makes it very good at digging and tunnelling.1

2

The female may stay coiled around her eggs after laying them, guarding the clutch.1

3

The shield-nosed cobra can live for 20 to 28 years in captivity, but this age is normally not reached in the wild because of predation, accidents and other dangers.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Aspidelaps scutatus
Ekibinja
Cobra, mamba ne krait
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs (oviparous), with a clutch of 4 to 10 eggs. The female may stay with her eggs, coiled around them.1
Akabi eri abantu
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Ebituufu we biva

  1. Shield-nosed cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aspidelaps scutatus (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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