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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Cape coral snake
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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus
Ka lebitso: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1
E hloka ngakaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa ho longwa ho hloka ngaka.
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

The Cape coral snake is a small, slender venomous snake with bold red-orange to yellow colours and thick black rings. It lives in the dry Karoo and other arid parts of southern Africa, where it hunts mainly at night. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

E phela
Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1
Afrika
Lapeng
It mostly lives in very dry places such as deserts and rocky or sandy ground, with low, predictable rainfall and mostly shrubs and scrubs. During the day it often shelters under rocks or in burrows and tunnels.1
Bolelele
49 cm ho isa ho 76 cm (1,6 ft ho isa ho 2,5 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It is nocturnal and hunts mainly by smell and taste, leaving its burrow to search for nearby prey. It mostly eats lizards, and also legless skinks, small rodents and sometimes other snakes. It rears up towards prey, then strikes and injects venom.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Cape coral snake
Cape coral snake. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Small and slender, about 49–61 cm long including the tail, sometimes up to 76 cm1
  • Colours range from red-orange to yellow1
  • Thick black rings run along the body, fully encircling the body but not the tail, with about 20–47 rings in total1
  • Very short head compared with the body, so the head stands out clearly from the neck1
  • An enlarged scale at the front of the snout, and a narrow hood just below the head, like other cobras1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: Its colour pattern slightly resembles that of some corn snakes. The narrow hood and short head are features that help separate it from them.1

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 is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. Its composition is thought to be similar to that of true cobras (Naja). In a 2019 case, a man kept in captivity was bitten twice and developed vomiting, respiratory failure and paralysis within one hour, and his symptoms resolved after 12 hours of treatment.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

Bites to humans are rarely documented. Reported effects range from no symptoms, to mild symptoms, to severe nerve effects and, in some cases, death. The effect may depend on the amount of venom injected and the patient's body weight.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Haeba e loma

  • Severe cases needed mechanical ventilation (a breathing machine), and access to this is limited in many parts of southern Africa, so get medical help quickly after any bite.1
  • 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?

Cape coral snake bolelele ba e ka bang 76 cm (2,5 ft)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ntja e ka bang 1 m (3,3 ft)
e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 4 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 58 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Cape coral snake 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

Its colour pattern is similar to that of some corn snakes, but its venom makes it far more dangerous.1

2

Hatchlings are already around 17–18 cm long, which is a large part of the adult size.1

3

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

4

It is nocturnal, so most of its hunting happens at night.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Aspidelaps lubricus
Sehlopha
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait
Lelapa
Elapidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Afrika
Masea
It lays eggs. Captive females usually lay 3 to 11 eggs per clutch, sometimes several clutches per season, and the eggs hatch after about 65 days. Each hatchling is around 17–18 cm long.1
Boemo ba yona naheng
Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aspidelaps lubricus (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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