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Forest cobra

Naja melanoleuca
Ka lebitso: Melanoleuca comes from Ancient Greek and means "of black and white".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 forest cobra is a large, highly venomous snake that lives in central and western Africa. It is the largest true cobra, and it is one of the few African cobras that lives in high forest. It is dangerous, so anyone bitten needs urgent medical care.1

E phela
Mainly central and western Africa, including Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo1
Afrika
Lapeng
It lives in lowland forest, moist savanna and mangroves in west Africa. It is adaptable and can live in drier areas, and it is often found in and around central African towns. People may meet it in junk piles, unused buildings, hollow logs, holes and fruit plantations, where it sometimes lives in the trees.1
Bolelele
1,4 m ho isa ho 3,2 m (4,6 ft ho isa ho 10 ft)1
Boima
2 kg ho isa ho 3,6 kg (4,4 lb ho isa ho 7,9 lb)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 8,7 km/h (5,4 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It is a generalist and eats a wide range of prey, from large insects to small mammals and other reptiles. In some areas its main diet is fish.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Forest cobra
Forest cobra. Foto: schizoform. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Forest and forest-edge forms are glossy black, with cream or white chin, throat and belly, and broad black cross-bars and blotches.1
  • The sides of the head show black and white markings that look like vertical bars on the lips.1
  • West African savanna forms are banded black and yellow, with a black tail and yellow lips, chin and throat.1
  • East African coastal forms are brownish or blackish-brown above, with a yellow or cream belly speckled with brown or black.1
  • Adults are usually 140 to 220 cm long.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 a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves and causes severe neurotoxicity. Symptoms can include drooping eyelids, drowsiness, limb paralysis, hearing loss, inability to speak, dizziness, shock, low blood pressure, stomach pain, fever and breathing problems. A large amount of venom can be injected in one bite.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

It is one of the least frequent causes of snake bites among African cobras, largely because it lives in forests. Even so, it ranks as the 4th most venomous Naja (true cobra) species, and a bite is a life-threatening emergency. Deaths from respiratory failure have been reported. A child in Ghana died within 20 minutes of being bitten by a snake thought to be this species.1

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

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, it raises the front of its body off the ground, spreads a narrow hood and hisses loudly. If cornered or agitated, it can attack quickly.1

Haeba e loma

  • Most victims survive if antivenom is given promptly, as soon as signs of envenomation appear. Because a bite is a life-threatening emergency, the bitten person needs urgent medical care.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?

Forest cobra bolelele ba e ka bang 3,2 m (10 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 dibanana tse 30
e telele jwaloka dintja tse 3 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 18 tse latellanange boima jwaloka katse ya lapenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 41 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Forest 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 the largest true cobra species and possibly the largest of all Naja species in the world.1

2

It is an excellent climber and has been known to climb trees to 10 m or more.1

3

It swims well and is often considered semi-aquatic.1

4

It does not spit or spray its venom.1

5

It is mainly active during the day in quiet areas, but it can be active at night in towns.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Naja melanoleuca
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. Forest cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja melanoleuca (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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