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Common krait

Bungarus caeruleus
E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse bolayang ka ho fetisisa Lefatsheng. Ha e ka o loma, bitsa thuso hang-hang.Thuso e potlakileng le antivenom di pholosa batho ba bangata. Letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso hang-hang.
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse kotsi ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng.

The common krait is a highly venomous snake that lives across South Asia. It is shiny black or bluish-black with thin white crossbands. It causes more medically significant snakebites in the Indian subcontinent than any other snake, so knowing what it looks like matters.1

E phela
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, possibly Bhutan, with range extending west into Afghanistan and possibly parts of Iran1
Asia
Lapeng
It lives in scrub jungles, grasslands, farmland, semi-desert, rocky ground and suburban gardens. It often takes shelter in termite mounds, rat burrows or under debris, and it is common near streams, canals and ponds. During the monsoon it often enters houses in search of shelter or prey.1
Bolelele
91 cm ho isa ho 1,8 m (3 ft ho isa ho 5,7 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 6,9 km/h (4,3 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It feeds mainly on other snakes, including venomous kraits and vipers. It also eats small rodents, lizards, birds and frogs. It hunts mostly at night.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Common krait
Common krait. Foto: Prashantha Krishna M C. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Body is generally black or bluish-black.1
  • About 40 thin, white crossbars run along the body. They may be faint or missing near the head in adults.1
  • Young snakes have clear, well-defined crossbands, even near the head.1
  • Older snakes may show the white lines as a series of connected spots.1
  • The head is flat, the neck is hardly visible, and the tail is short and rounded.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, meaning it attacks the nerves. It blocks signals between nerves and muscles, which leads to progressive paralysis. Victims often have severe abdominal cramps and shortness of breath. Death from respiratory failure, meaning the breathing muscles stop working, may follow in about 4 to 8 hours if untreated.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse kotsi ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng.

It is responsible for the majority of medically significant snakebites in the Indian subcontinent. A clinical toxicology study reports an untreated mortality rate of 70 to 80 per cent. Bites often happen at night, when people are sleeping on the ground. The bite may cause little or no pain, which can delay treatment.1

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

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, it coils tightly with its head tucked underneath, may flatten its body, or makes sudden movements as a warning. It rarely bites unless provoked, but it can be more aggressive at night if disturbed.1

Haeba e loma

  • The main treatment is antivenom given in hospital. It should be given promptly, because it becomes less effective once paralysis has set in. Get medical help straight away after any suspected bite, even if there is little pain or swelling.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?

Common krait bolelele ba e ka bang 1,8 m (5,7 ft)Motho e moholo e ka bang 1,7 m (5,6 ft)Baesekele ya motho e moholo e ka bang 1,8 m (5,9 ft)
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 4 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 10 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 52 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Common 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

A bite from this snake often causes little or no pain and almost no swelling or bleeding, which can make it hard to find the bite mark.1

2

Its venom is one of the most potent of any Indian snake, and the estimated lethal dose for a human is 2 to 3 mg.1

3

Its venom contains no clotting or tissue-destroying agents, which is why there is no local damage at the bite site.1

4

Neostigmine, a drug that works against cobra venom, does not work against common krait venom.1

5

It is mostly active at night and rarely meets people during the day.1

6

Its stable population has been helped by its ability to adapt to farmland and villages.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: A bite that does not hurt is harmless.

Nnete: The bite often causes little pain, but severe paralysis and breathing failure can follow. The lack of pain can give false reassurance.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Bungarus caeruleus
Sehlopha
Di-cobra, di-mamba le di-krait
Lelapa
Elapidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Asia
Masea
It lays 5 to 15 eggs in leaf litter or burrows. The female guards the eggs until they hatch after about 60 days. Hatchlings are fully independent and already carry venom.1
Kotsi ho batho
5 / 5: E a bolaya3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Common krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus caeruleus (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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