Zebra spitting cobra
Kifuuyira oba kiwandaThe zebra spitting cobra is a venomous snake with dark stripes across its body. It lives in the deserts and drier parts of southern Africa, and it is often found near people, including inside homes. It can spit venom at its enemies, which makes it a snake to respect.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Dark brown to black body with zebra-like vertical whitish or light yellow stripes along the back1
- The stripes are generally evenly spaced and may be complete or broken into pieces1
- Head and hood are uniformly dark brown or black1
- Scales on the underside range from white to orange1
- Young snakes are lighter in colour than adults1
Kitera okutabulwa ne: It was long thought to be a subspecies of the black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis), but differences in body shape and genes led to it being recognised as a separate species. Both of its subspecies are smaller than the black-necked spitting cobra. The subspecies known as the black spitting cobra is solid black, with no stripes.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Kifuuyira oba kiwanda amazzi agookya ng'okubojja ku abo abakirumba.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
Its venom can cause massive bleeding inside the body, tissue death (necrosis) and paralysis. The snake can also spit its venom with great accuracy, which can cause temporary or permanent blindness if it hits the eyes.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.Most bites happen at night, while victims are asleep, because the snake often enters homes. Its spitting can cause blindness.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
It spits venom at enemies with great accuracy, and like other cobras it can flatten its head and neck into a hood.1
Bwe kiruma oba bwe kiwanda
- Omuntu muleke ateetambula era ateefu, ggyamu empeta n'ebintu ebinyweza, era omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu: eddagala eriwonya obusagwa (antivenom) bwe bujjanjabi.
- Obusagwa bwe bufuuyirwa mu maaso, gayozeemu amangu ddala n'amazzi amayonjo mangi.
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 oba ewanda obusagwa mu maaso go: 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
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Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 3 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukira
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kyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 49 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)Zebra spitting cobra kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
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Ebituufu
It can spit venom accurately enough to hit an enemy's eyes from a distance.1
The subspecies known as the black spitting cobra is solid black, with no stripes.1
It is mostly active at night, which is why it is often seen crossing roads after dark.1
Its young are lighter in colour than the adults.1
It is smaller than its close relative, the black-necked spitting cobra.1
Ebituufu we biva
- Naja nigricincta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja nigricincta (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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