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Dwarf water cobra

Naja nana
Ibyerekeye izina: Its species name, nana, comes from the Latin word for dwarf, because of its small size.1
Bisaba mugangaNi gake yica, ariko kurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga.
Cobra, mamba na krait IrarumaIrya: Amafi
Akaga ku bantu: IkomeyeKurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga. Abapfa ni bake cyane.

The dwarf water cobra is a small, venomous snake found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is an aquatic cobra, so it spends time in and around water. It is special because it is much smaller than its close relatives in Africa.1

Iba muri
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga)1
Afurika
Ahabanza
It prefers land but can swim and climb. It will hunt and defecate in water when it can.1
Uburebure
1 m (3,3 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 6,6 km/h (4,1 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
In the wild it eats only fish. In captivity it is often fed a diet of rodents.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Dwarf water cobra
Dwarf water cobra. Ifoto: Anthony Laing. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • Black with small white or yellowish spots1
  • Whitish belly1
  • Black underside of the tail1
  • Straight rows of scales along its back1
  • Usually no longer than 1 m1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: Its close relatives Naja annulata and Naja christyi are semiaquatic African cobras that can reach about 2.5 m. The dwarf water cobra typically stays under 1 m, so its small size is a key difference.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: IkomeyeKurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga. Abapfa ni bake cyane.

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

When threatened, it uses a characteristic defensive posture.1

Niba iruma

  • Umuntu agume atanyeganyega kandi atuje, mukuremo impeta n'ibindi bintu bifashe cyane, kandi mujye ku bitaro vuba: umuti urwanya ubumara (antivenom) ni wo muti.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba imwe ikurumye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Dwarf water cobra ireshya hafi 1 m (3,3 ft)Imbwa hafi 1 m (3,3 ft)Umuntu mukuru hafi 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 2 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 6 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 55 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Dwarf water cobra ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

One case of cannibalism, where it ate another snake of its own kind, is known.1

2

It can swim and climb, but it prefers living on land.1

3

It was first described in 2020 from two specimens collected at Lake Mai-Ndombe.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Naja nana
Itsinda
Cobra, mamba na krait
Umuryango
Elapidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Afurika
Abana bato
It lays large, elongated eggs that take 70 days to hatch.1
Akaga ku bantu
3 / 5: Ikomeye3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Dwarf water cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja nana (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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