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King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah
Ibyerekeye izina: The genus name Ophiophagus means 'snake eater', which comes from its habit of eating snakes.1
YicaImwe mu nyamaswa zica cyane ku Isi. Niba ikurumye, hamagara ubutabazi ako kanya.Ubufasha bwihuse n'umuti urwanya ubumara (antivenom) bikiza abantu benshi. Hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi ako kanya.
Cobra, mamba na krait IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: YicaImwe mu nyamaswa ziteje akaga kurusha izindi ku isi.

The king cobra is a large venomous snake of tropical Asia. It is the world's longest venomous snake, and it mostly eats other snakes. It is widely spread across its range, but people do not often see it.1

Iba muri
Tropical Asia, from India and Nepal through Southeast Asia to southern China and the Philippines1
Aziya
Ahabanza
It lives across many tropical Asian habitats and is found at elevations up to 2,000 m.1
Uburebure
3,2 m kugeza kuri 5,8 m (10 ft kugeza kuri 19 ft)1
Ibiro
10 kg (22 lb)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 10 km/h (6,2 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It mainly hunts other snakes, including its own kind, and also eats lizards and rodents now and then. After it bites its prey, it swallows the animal whole, and its flexible jaws let it swallow prey much larger than its head.1
Koko!Ifoto ya King cobra
King cobra. Ifoto: Michael Allen Smith from Seattle, USA. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Adults are olive green with black and white bands across the trunk that run towards the head.1
  • The head has 15 drab-coloured shields that are edged in black.1
  • The hood is oval, with two black spots between the two lowest scales.1
  • Juveniles are black with chevron-shaped white, yellow or buff bars that point towards the head.1
  • The tail is yellowish green and marked with black.1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

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

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

The venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. Symptoms can start rapidly after a bite. The cobra can strike at a considerable range and height, and it has an immense venom yield.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: YicaImwe mu nyamaswa ziteje akaga kurusha izindi ku isi.

The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. Attacks usually happen when an individual is cornered or accidentally exposes itself, or when people come close by chance.1

Inkuru nziza: abaganga bafite umuti (umuti urwanya ubumara, antivenom) cyangwa uburyo bwo kuvura ibi.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1

Niba iruma

  • After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.1
  • 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?

King cobra ireshya hafi 5,8 m (19 ft)Imodoka hafi 4,5 m (15 ft)Bisi yo mu mujyi hafi 12 m (39 ft)

Iremera ibingana iki?

iremera nk'injangwe zo mu rugo 2,5
ireshya n'imbwa 6 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 32 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 36 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

King 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

Its growl is much lower than most snakes' hisses, with a dominant frequency near 600 Hz, which is closer to a human voice.1

2

It is dominant over all other snakes except large pythons.1

3

It can swallow prey much larger than its head because of its flexible jaws.1

4

It can go many months without another meal after a large meal because its metabolism is slow.1

5

It is considered the national reptile of India and has an important place in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.1

6

Its common name 'hamadryad' is still used in older books.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.

Ukuri: The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. It defends its eggs fiercely and may strike if it is cornered or accidentally exposed.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Ophiophagus hannah
Itsinda
Cobra, mamba na krait
Umuryango
Elapidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Aziya
Abana bato
It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
Akaga ku bantu
5 / 5: Yica3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ophiophagus hannah (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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