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False water cobra

Hydrodynastes gigas
Ka lebitso: It is called a false cobra because it hoods like a true cobra but does not rear up. The Guarani name ñakanina means 'alert head'.1
E utlwisa bohloko feelaE a utlwisa bohloko, empa e ke ke ya o lematsa haholo.
Dinoha tse meno a ka morao Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

The false water cobra is a large snake that lives in South America. It is named after true cobras because it flattens its neck to look bigger when threatened, but it is not a true cobra. It is mildly venomous, and its bites rarely cause serious harm to people.1

E phela
Eastern Bolivia to southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, in South America1
Amerika Borwa
Lapeng
It prefers wet or humid places such as marshlands and tropical rainforests, though it has also been seen in drier areas. It is a very active snake that spends much of the day climbing, burrowing and swimming.1
Bolelele
3 m (9,8 ft)1
Boima
4,5 kg (9,9 lb)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 6,7 km/h (4,2 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
In the wild it mainly eats fish and amphibians, and also takes small mammals, birds and reptiles. In captivity it can be trained to eat other foods.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya False water cobra
False water cobra. Foto: Bernard DUPONT. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Background colour is olive green or brown, with dark spots and bands over much of the body.1
  • Bands and colour grow darker towards the tail.1
  • Large eyes with round pupils. The tongue is black.1
  • Belly is yellow or brown with dark flecks, which form three dotted lines. Males tend to be yellow underneath and females brown.1
  • Hatchlings and juveniles are much darker and lack the dark eyes of adults.1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: Its pattern and colouring look somewhat like those of true water cobras (Boulengerina). The easiest difference to see is the hood: when threatened, the false water cobra stays horizontal, while a true cobra rears up.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?

This snake has enlarged rear teeth that are not grooved, and they are linked to a gland that produces oral secretions with proteolytic activity, meaning they break down proteins. In the few serious cases, symptoms included severe swelling, bruising, numbness, itching and dizziness. Most bites cause only mild pain and minor swelling.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

Many bites have been recorded, but only four cases of significant reaction in humans are reported for this species. It is considered mildly venomous.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, it flattens its neck like a cobra, and can flatten lower parts of its body too, to look larger and more intimidating.1

Haeba e loma

  • Hlatswa moo e lomileng teng, boloka motho a kgutsitse mme o fumane thuso ya bongaka. Mefuta e meng (jwaloka boomslang) e ka bolaya dihora hamorao.

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?

False water cobra bolelele ba e ka bang 3 m (9,8 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 boima hakae?

e boima jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 1
e telele jwaloka dintja tse 3 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 17 tse latellanange boima jwaloka katse ya lapenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 54 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

False 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

Captive-bred individuals can become quite tame and trusting, and many show a high level of intelligence.1

2

Temperaments vary a lot: some individuals are docile, while others are defensive or even aggressive.1

3

Males are much smaller than females, a difference called sexual dimorphism.1

4

It is mainly active during the day, which gives it good daytime vision thanks to its large eyes.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: It is a true cobra.

Nnete: It is not a true cobra. It hoods in a similar way, but stays horizontal instead of rearing up.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Hydrodynastes gigas
Sehlopha
Dinoha tse meno a ka morao
Lelapa
Colubridae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Borwa
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Hydrodynastes gigas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hydrodynastes gigas (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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