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Congo water cobra

Naja christyi

Davart il num: 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

Po mazzarPo ta mazzar senza tractament. Sch'el ta morda, tschertga spert agid.

Cobras, mambas e kraits

MorsasMangia: Charn

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

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

Viva en

Western Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Republic of Congo, south-eastern Gabon and Cabinda in northern Angola1

Africa

Pagina iniziala

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

Lunghezza

2,3 m (7,5 ft)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

It mainly eats fish and amphibians. It will also take small lizards and rodents when it has the chance.1

Foto da Congo water cobra — Congo water cobra. Foto: FZenov. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

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

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

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

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

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

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

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

Sch'el morda

Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta, prenda giu anels e chaussas strenschidas e va spert en in ospital: l'antiserum è il tractament.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

uschè lung sco 5 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 13 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 51 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Congo water cobra cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Congo water cobra circa 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)

In uffant sin il velo circa 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

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

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

It is active both by day and by night.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Naja christyi
Gruppa: Cobras, mambas e kraits
Famiglia: Elapidae2
Urden: Squamata
Continents: Africa
Poppins: It lays eggs.1
Privel per umans: 4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Naja christyi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Naja christyi (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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