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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Burmese krait
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Burmese krait

Bungarus magnimaculatus
Ka lebitso: The name Burmese krait refers to Myanmar, the only country where this snake is known to live.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: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The Burmese krait is a venomous snake that lives only in Myanmar. It has broad white bands with black gaps between them, and it is active at night. It is shy and very rarely bites people.1

E phela
Myanmar, mainly Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway divisions1
Asia
Lapeng
It lives in dry tropical lowland forest and in disturbed areas near plantations and villages. It is found from near sea level up to about 1,000 m.1
Bolelele
1,1 m ho isa ho 1,4 m (3,6 ft ho isa ho 4,8 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 7,3 km/h (4,5 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It mainly eats other snakes. It also sometimes takes small mammals such as rats and mice, lizards, frogs and even fish.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Burmese krait
Burmese krait. Foto: Ubs6u!d-pongsakorn. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Slender body with a triangular shape in cross-section1
  • 11 to 14 broad white crossbars on the back, each about as wide as the black gaps between them1
  • Smooth, glossy scales, and some white scales may have black spots in their centres1
  • Flat head that is slightly distinct from the neck, with small to medium eyes and round black pupils1
  • Uniformly white belly and a short tail of about 150 mm1

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?

Very little is known about its venom. Like other kraits, the venom is potent and contains pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neurotoxins, which attack the nerves.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

Bites to humans by this snake are exceptionally rare. No well-documented human deaths have been attributed to it. It is very reluctant to bite unless it is repeatedly provoked.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When molested or threatened, it coils loosely and hides its head beneath its body.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

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Burmese krait bolelele ba e ka bang 1,4 m (4,8 ft)Ntja e ka bang 1 m (3,3 ft)Motho e moholo e ka bang 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 3 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 8 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 49 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Burmese krait 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 shy and placid by nature, and it prefers to hide rather than fight.1

2

Its belly is a plain white, while its back has bold white crossbars.1

3

It is a nocturnal snake, so it is active mainly at night.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: Kraits are aggressive snakes that bite readily.

Nnete: The Burmese krait is shy and very disinclined to bite. It usually coils and hides its head unless it is persistently provoked.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

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

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Bungarus magnimaculatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus magnimaculatus (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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