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Banded water cobra

Naja annulata
Ka lebitso: The scientific name Naja annulata refers to the cobra group (Naja) and the ringed, banded pattern on its body. The species was once called Boulengerina annulata.1
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait Ho lomaE ja: Ditlhapi
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The banded water cobra is a large, heavy snake that lives mostly in the water. It is found in parts of central and western Africa, along lakes, rivers and streams. It is one of only two water cobra species in the world.1

E phela
Central and western Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Cabinda (Angola), Lake Tanganyika shores1
Afrika
Lapeng
It lives along lakes, rivers and streams in forested or well-wooded savanna, mostly in lowland areas with bushy or wooded banks. It hides among rocks, in holes or under overhanging tree roots at the shoreline, and also uses man-made structures such as bridges and jetties.1
Bolelele
1,4 m ho isa ho 2,8 m (4,6 ft ho isa ho 9,2 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 8,3 km/h (5,2 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It preys almost exclusively on fish. It may also eat frogs, toads and other amphibians.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Banded water cobra
Banded water cobra. Foto: Al Cortiz. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Large, heavy body with a short, broad, flat head1
  • Glossy brown, greyish-brown or reddish-brown body with black bands all along its length1
  • Pale yellow belly1
  • Wholly black tail1
  • Narrow but prominent hood, which it spreads when threatened1

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

Its venom has not been well studied, but it is believed to be dangerously neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, as most elapids' venoms do. Laboratory tests on mice showed that its venom is very potent, with some of the lowest lethal doses recorded for any African cobra studied so far.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

It is secretive and seldom met by people. It is generally not aggressive and bites only when provoked.1

Ditaba tse monate: dingaka di na le moriana (antivenom) kapa kalafo bakeng sa sena.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

On land, when threatened, it rears up, spreads its hood and may hiss loudly, but it tends not to lunge forward. In water, it swims away quickly.1

Haeba e loma

  • Boloka motho a sa sisinyehe ebile a kgutsitse, tlosa mesale le dintho tse tiileng, mme o mo ise sepetlele kapele: antivenom ke yona kalafo.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Banded water cobra bolelele ba e ka bang 2,8 m (9,2 ft)Baesekele ya motho e moholo e ka bang 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Koloi e ka bang 4,5 m (15 ft)
e telele jwaloka dintja tse 3 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 16 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 43 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Banded water cobra e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

It is an excellent swimmer and can stay underwater for up to 10 minutes.1

2

It can dive to depths of 25 m.1

3

It is one of only two water cobra species in the world; the other is the Congo water cobra (Naja christyi).1

4

It is a slow mover on land, so it usually heads for water to escape.1

5

A polyvalent antivenom made by the South African Institute of Medical Research neutralised its venom in laboratory tests.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Naja annulata
Sehlopha
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait
Lelapa
Elapidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Afrika
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Naja annulata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja annulata (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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