Brown banded cobra
The brown banded cobra is a medium-sized venomous snake found in Southeast Asia. Until 2022 scientists thought it was part of the monocled cobra's species, but genetic studies showed it is its own species. It is an aggressive snake and was a major cause of snakebites in one part of southwestern China.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- A medium-sized cobra, with adult body length of 69 to 137 cm1
- Brown body, with shades that vary along its length1
- Juveniles and smaller snakes are darker on the back and belly than large adults1
- Narrow crossbands on the middle to hind parts of the back scales1
- The underside of the tail is buff with dark fringes1
- Its hood usually has a single eye-like marking1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It resembles the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), which has a similar hood marking. The brown banded cobra can be told apart by its regular narrow crossbands on the middle to hind back scales and the buff tail with dark fringes.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Not much is known about this species' venom. Its fangs are short and firm, like other cobras, but they are not adapted to spit venom.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.It is an aggressive snake and was one of the most significant causes of snakebite in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, from 2007 to 2014.1
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?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2.5 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 8 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 49 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Brown banded cobra ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It has been reported entering homes in Yunnan Province to feed on chicks.1
Several individuals have been found living in abandoned termite nests during winter in Menglian County.1
Like other cobras, its fangs are short and firm, but they are not adapted to spray venom.1
It was considered part of the monocled cobra's species until genetic studies in 2022 showed it is a separate species.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Brown banded cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja fuxi (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Kuumwa

