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Congo water cobra

Naja christyi
Na ntina ya kombo: It is named after Dr Cuthbert Christy, a scientist who led several biological expeditions to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The genus name Naja comes from a Sanskrit word meaning cobra.1
Ekoki kobomaEkoki koboma yo soki bosalisi ezali te. Soki esui yo, luka lisalisi noki.
Ba cobra, ba mamba & ba krait KosuaElyaka: Mosuni
Likama mpo na bato: Likama mingiEkoki koboma moto oyo azwi bosalisi te.

The Congo water cobra is a venomous snake that spends much of its time in rivers, lakes and streams in central Africa. It is an excellent swimmer and is the only cobra in its range that lives mainly in the water. Its venom is thought to be dangerous, so it is worth knowing about if you live near or visit the Congo River.1

Ezalaka na
Western Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Republic of Congo, south-eastern Gabon and Cabinda in northern Angola1
Afrika
Ebandeli
It is most common in or near water, in lowland bushy or wooded areas along the banks of lakes, rivers and streams. It is found in the lower Congo River and nearby wet forest. It hides among rocks, in holes, under overhanging tree roots on the shoreline, and under man-made structures such as bridges and jetties.1
Molai
2,3 m (7,5 ft)1
Mbangu ya likolo
pene na 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)
Na mabele, kokanisa ya pene
Elyaka nini?
It mainly eats fish and amphibians. It will also take small lizards and rodents when it has the chance.1
Solo solo!Foto ya Congo water cobra
Congo water cobra. Foto: FZenov. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ndenge ya koyeba yango

  • Blackish brown above, with irregular pale brown and black cross bars on the neck and front third of the body1
  • Black rings on the neck, formed by the black bars1
  • Pale brown upper lip with black lines between the shields, and a brownish white lower head1
  • Blackish belly and underside of the tail1
  • Medium to moderately long and heavily built, with a short head and a narrow hood1

Makasi ya venin

Kosua

Venin ebimaka na nzela ya mino na yango ntango esui.

Venin na yango esalaka nini?

Its venom is thought to be dangerously neurotoxic, like that of most cobras, which means it attacks the nerves. Lab tests on mice showed that its venom is among the strongest of any African cobra species studied so far. The venom has not been well studied, so the exact symptoms in people are not clear.1

Likama na yango mpo na bato ezali boni?

Likama mpo na bato: Likama mingiEkoki koboma moto oyo azwi bosalisi te.

It is not usually aggressive, so bites are rare. One human bite has been reported, which caused only mild symptoms: headache and local pain. The species is still capable of causing serious envenomation in people.1

Esalaka nini ntango ebangi?

If it is approached in water, it swims away quickly. On land, it rears up, spreads its narrow hood and hisses, and it may strike if provoked a lot.1

Soki esui

  • Tika moto aningana te mpe azala kimia, longola ba bague mpe biloko oyo ekangi makasi, mpe kende na lopitalo noki: antivenin nde nkisi na yango.

Benga ntango nyonso nimero ya urgence liboso (112, 000, 911). Oyo ezali toli ya lisalisi ya liboso, ezali toli ya monganga te. Makambo ya moboko ya lisalisi ya liboso

Zala na libateli

  • Ata mokolo moko te, simba, kanga to silikisa nyama ya zamba te, ata ya moke, mpe ata soki emonani lokola elali to ekufi.
  • Tika yango esika. Soki okutani na moko, zala kimia, zonga sima malembe mpe tika ekende nzela na yango.
  • Soki moko esui yo: zala kimia, ningana te, benga nimero ya urgence na yo (112, 000, 911) to kende na lopitalo noki. Kanisa ndenge ezalaki, foto esalisaka.

Ezali koluka yo te. Esalelaka venin na yango mpo na kokanga bilei to komibatela, mpe elingaka mingi kobombama. Makambo mosusu mpo na komibatela

Monene na yango boni?

Molai na yango boni?

Congo water cobra molai pene na 2,3 m (7,5 ft)Velo ya moto mokolo pene na 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Motuka pene na 4,5 m (15 ft)
molai lokola ba pusu ya ndako 5, zolo kino mokilamolai lokola bitabe 13 oyo etiami moko na sima ya mosusuekoki kopota metre 100 na sekonde 51 (moto ya mbangu koleka asengaka 9,6)

Congo water cobra azali monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?

Kaka ba calcul na navigateur na yo. Eloko moko te ebombamaka to etindamaka esika moko.

Mbangu na yango boni?

malamu koyeba

Makambo ya solo

1

Its venom is among the strongest of any African cobra species tested in mice, but no specific antivenom has been made for it.1

2

It is an excellent swimmer and spends much of its time in the water.1

3

It is active both by day and by night.1

Mpo na ba expert ya venin

Kombo ya siansi
Naja christyi
Ebota
Ba cobra, ba mamba & ba krait
Libota
Elapidae2
Molongo
Squamata
Bakontina
Afrika
Bana
It lays eggs.1
Likama mpo na bato
4 / 5: Likama mingi3

Esika makambo euti

  1. Naja christyi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja christyi (iNaturalist): bankombo mpe classification.
  3. Venom Wiki: niveau ya likama, monene ya momesano mpe kokanisa ya mbangu ezali ya biso moko. Tala ndenge tolukaka yango: Ndenge tomekaka likama.

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