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Congo water cobra

Naja christyi

Kuhusu jina: It is named after Dr Cuthbert Christy, a scientist who led several biological expeditions to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The genus name Naja comes from a Sanskrit word meaning cobra.1

Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma, tafuta msaada haraka.

Swila, koboko na ngoshwe

KuumwaHula: Nyama

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Congo water cobra is a venomous snake that spends much of its time in rivers, lakes and streams in central Africa. It is an excellent swimmer and is the only cobra in its range that lives mainly in the water. Its venom is thought to be dangerous, so it is worth knowing about if you live near or visit the Congo River.1

Anaishi

Western Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Republic of Congo, south-eastern Gabon and Cabinda in northern Angola1

Afrika

Nyumbani

It is most common in or near water, in lowland bushy or wooded areas along the banks of lakes, rivers and streams. It is found in the lower Congo River and nearby wet forest. It hides among rocks, in holes, under overhanging tree roots on the shoreline, and under man-made structures such as bridges and jetties.1

Urefu

2.3 m (7.5 ft)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 7.1 kwa saa (maili 4.4 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

It mainly eats fish and amphibians. It will also take small lizards and rodents when it has the chance.1

Picha ya Congo water cobra — Congo water cobra. Picha: FZenov. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Blackish brown above, with irregular pale brown and black cross bars on the neck and front third of the body1
Black rings on the neck, formed by the black bars1
Pale brown upper lip with black lines between the shields, and a brownish white lower head1
Blackish belly and underside of the tail1
Medium to moderately long and heavily built, with a short head and a narrow hood1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is thought to be dangerously neurotoxic, like that of most cobras, which means it attacks the nerves. Lab tests on mice showed that its venom is among the strongest of any African cobra species studied so far. The venom has not been well studied, so the exact symptoms in people are not clear.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It is not usually aggressive, so bites are rare. One human bite has been reported, which caused only mild symptoms: headache and local pain. The species is still capable of causing serious envenomation in people.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

If it is approached in water, it swims away quickly. On land, it rears up, spreads its narrow hood and hisses, and it may strike if provoked a lot.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

Wapi duniani?

Afrika Asia Ulaya Amerika Kaskazini Amerika Kusini Australia na Oceania

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 13 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 51 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Congo water cobra ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

Mtu anayetembea takriban km 5 kwa saa (3.1 mph)

Congo water cobra takriban km 7.1 kwa saa (4.4 mph)

Mtoto kwenye baiskeli takriban km 12 kwa saa (7.5 mph)

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

Its venom is among the strongest of any African cobra species tested in mice, but no specific antivenom has been made for it.1

It is an excellent swimmer and spends much of its time in the water.1

It is active both by day and by night.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Naja christyi
Kundi: Swila, koboko na ngoshwe
Familia: Elapidae2
Mpangilio: Squamata
Mabara: Afrika
Watoto: It lays eggs.1
Hatari kwa watu: 4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Naja christyi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Naja christyi (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.

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