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Dwarf water cobra

Naja nana

Kuhusu jina: Its species name, nana, comes from the Latin word for dwarf, because of its small size.1

Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kuumwa kunahitaji daktari.

Swila, koboko na ngoshwe

KuumwaHula: Samaki

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

The dwarf water cobra is a small, venomous snake found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is an aquatic cobra, so it spends time in and around water. It is special because it is much smaller than its close relatives in Africa.1

Anaishi

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga)1

Afrika

Nyumbani

It prefers land but can swim and climb. It will hunt and defecate in water when it can.1

Urefu

1 m (3.3 ft)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 6.6 kwa saa (maili 4.1 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

In the wild it eats only fish. In captivity it is often fed a diet of rodents.1

Picha ya Dwarf water cobra — Dwarf water cobra. Picha: Anthony Laing. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Black with small white or yellowish spots1
Whitish belly1
Black underside of the tail1
Straight rows of scales along its back1
Usually no longer than 1 m1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: Its close relatives Naja annulata and Naja christyi are semiaquatic African cobras that can reach about 2.5 m. The dwarf water cobra typically stays under 1 m, so its small size is a key difference.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When threatened, it uses a characteristic defensive posture.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 2 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 6 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 55 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Dwarf 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)

Dwarf water cobra takriban km 6.6 kwa saa (4.1 mph)

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

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

One case of cannibalism, where it ate another snake of its own kind, is known.1

It can swim and climb, but it prefers living on land.1

It was first described in 2020 from two specimens collected at Lake Mai-Ndombe.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Naja nana
Kundi: Swila, koboko na ngoshwe
Familia: Elapidae2
Mpangilio: Squamata
Mabara: Afrika
Watoto: It lays large, elongated eggs that take 70 days to hatch.1
Hatari kwa watu: 3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Dwarf water cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Naja nana (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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