Black-necked spitting cobra
The black-necked spitting cobra is a venomous snake found mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. It can squirt venom from its fangs at a threat, and that venom can cause permanent blindness if it gets into the eyes. Its colours vary a lot from place to place.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Moderately sized, with a moderately distinct head, and grows to 1.2 to 2.2 metres.1
- Many specimens have a broad black neck band, often with an orange or pinkish bar on the neck.1
- Colours vary by region: black or pale grey, yellowish-brown, deep reddish-brown, olive brown, striped black and white, or totally white with dark eyes.1
- Some have a yellow or reddish belly, while others lack the neck bands and belly colour.1
Humna summii
Diinota isaa irratti dhangala'aa iddu ni facaasa ykn ni tufa.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
Its venom is mostly cytotoxic, meaning it destroys cells, and it also has typical elapid neurotoxic (nerve-attacking) effects and cardiotoxic (heart-damaging) components. A bite causes severe bleeding from the wound, tissue death around the bite, and difficulty breathing. Venom in the eyes causes extreme burning pain, loss of coordination, partial loss of vision, and permanent blindness.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Baay'ee balaa qabaNama yaalii hin arganne ajjeesuu danda'a.Its venom is medically significant. The death rate for untreated bites is about 5 to 10%, and under 1% in areas where it is common. When death occurs, it is usually from paralysis of the diaphragm, the muscle used for breathing.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
It spits venom from its fangs at a threat, reaching up to 7 metres with good accuracy. It also bites readily, even with only slight provocation.1
Yoo ciniine ykn tufe
- If venom gets into the eyes, it should be washed off, because permanent blindness can follow if it is not. Anyone bitten should get medical treatment, as untreated bites carry a much higher risk of death.1
- Namicha sochii malee fi tasgabbaa'aa tursiisi, qubeelaa fi waan cimee hidhu baasi, dafii hospitaala geessi: yaaliin isaa qoricha farra summii (antivenom) dha.
- Yoo summiin ija keessatti tufame, battaluma bishaan qulqulluu baay'eedhaan dhiqi.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo tokko si ciniine ykn ija kee keessatti summii tufe: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
akka adurree manaa 4 funyaan hanga eegeetti dheerata
akka muuzii 12 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheerata
meetira 100 sekoondii 46 keessatti fiiguu danda'a (namni hundaa caalaa ariifatu 9,6 barbaada)Black-necked spitting cobra SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
It can spit venom accurately more than 7 metres away.1
In 1944, a British eye surgeon, Major Harold Ridley, described eye damage from a spit from this cobra in Ghana. He treated the man and followed his case until the eye fully recovered.1
A single bite can deliver 200 to 350 mg of venom (dry weight), according to a 1974 study by Minton.1
It is an excellent tree climber and can live in trees at times.1
Wild-caught individuals tend to be nervous and spit readily, while captive-bred animals are much calmer.1
It can be active at night or during the day, depending on the season, location and temperature.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: Spitting cobras only spit venom and do not bite.
Dhugaa: The black-necked spitting cobra also bites, and it will do so with only slight provocation.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Naja nigricollis
- Garee
- Kobraa, mambaa fi kiraayitii
- Maatii
- Elapidae2
- Tartiiba
- Squamata
- Ardiiwwan
- Afrikaa
- Ilmoolee
- Females usually lay 10 to 15 eggs, though they can lay between 8 and 22. The young are about 20 to 25 cm long at birth and are fully independent.1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 4 / 5: Baay'ee balaa qaba3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Black-necked spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja nigricollis (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
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