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Andaman cobra

Naja sagittifera
Kuhusu jina: The name comes from the Andaman Islands, where the snake lives. Its scientific name, sagittifera, is Latin for 'arrow-bearing'.1
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma, tafuta msaada haraka.
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Andaman cobra is a large, heavy-bodied snake found only on the Andaman and Little Andaman Islands of India. It has a very potent venom. It can defend itself by spitting venom, although this is rare and it aims poorly.1

Anaishi
Andaman and Little Andaman Islands, India (found nowhere else)1
Asia
Urefu
1.8 m (5.9 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 6.9 kwa saa (maili 4.3 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Andaman cobra
Andaman cobra. Picha: Moinudheen. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Adults come in three colour forms: glossy black, light brown or cream, and grey.1
  • Most adults have an indistinct black 'monocle' mark on the hood, which is a single ring-like mark.1
  • Juveniles are glossy black with narrow white cross-bars on the body and tail, which look like 'A' shapes from the side.1
  • Juveniles have a distinct white monocle mark with a black centre, which turns black as the snake ages.1
  • When threatened, it expands its neck to form a hood.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

The venom is very potent. If it is spat into the eye and not treated, it can cause intense pain and blindness. Bites from its close relative, the monocled cobra, can cause a painful bite with swelling, and in some cases tissue death, and flaccid paralysis, a weakening of the muscles.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The venom is very potent. Bite numbers and deaths for this species are not known.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

It may spread its hood and, in rare cases, spit venom, usually aimed at the eyes.1

Akiuma

  • Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka: dawa ya kuzuia sumu ndiyo tiba.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Andaman cobra urefu wa takriban 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Baiskeli ya mtu mzima takriban 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Gari takriban 4.5 m (15 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 4 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 10 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 52 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Andaman cobra ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

It is medium to large in length and has a heavy body.1

2

It is a close relative of the monocled cobra and the Caspian cobra.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: All cobras are true spitting cobras that aim accurately.

Ukweli: The Andaman cobra is not a true spitting cobra. It spits only rarely, and its aim is poor.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Naja sagittifera
Kundi
Swila, koboko na ngoshwe
Familia
Elapidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Asia
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Andaman cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja sagittifera (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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