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Indochinese spitting cobra

Naja siamensis
Kuhusu jina: The genus name Naja comes from the Sanskrit word for cobra, and siamensis comes from Siam, the old name for Thailand.1
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma au akikutemea sumu machoni, tafuta msaada haraka.
Swila, koboko na ngoshwe Hunyunyiza au kutemaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Siamese spitting cobra is a medium-sized snake that can spray venom from a distance. It lives in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. It is special because it is a 'true spitter' that sprays venom into the face of a threat, and its bite can be dangerous to people.1

Anaishi
Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos; possibly eastern Myanmar; released in Taiwan1
Asia
Nyumbani
It lives in lowlands, hills, plains, woodland and jungle. It is sometimes drawn to human settlements because rodents are common around them.1
Urefu
90 cm hadi 1.6 m (3 ft hadi 5.2 ft)1
Uzito
1.6 kg (3.5 lb)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 7.1 kwa saa (maili 4.4 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It usually feeds on rodents, toads and other snakes.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Indochinese spitting cobra
Indochinese spitting cobra. Picha: Navapol Komanasin. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Body colour ranges from grey to brown to black, with white spots or stripes.1
  • The black and white colour form is common in central Thailand. Snakes from western Thailand are mostly black, and those from elsewhere are usually brown.1
  • The hood mark may be spectacle-shaped or irregular, or missing altogether, especially in adults.1
  • It is medium-sized with a more slender build than most other cobras in the genus Naja.1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) has a similar habitat, size and appearance, so it is easy to confuse with this species. This species is a 'true spitter' that sprays a mist, rather than the stream that many other spitting cobras produce.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Hunyunyiza au kutema

Hunyunyiza au kutema kimiminika kinachowasha kwa washambulizi.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is mainly a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, and a cytotoxin, which kills tissue. A bite causes pain, swelling and necrosis (death of tissue) around the wound. Neurotoxic effects can lead to paralysis and difficulty breathing. If venom is spat into the eyes, it causes immediate, severe pain and can cause temporary or sometimes permanent blindness.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The bite is potentially lethal to an adult human. Deaths usually happen through paralysis and asphyxiation (suffocation), mainly in rural areas where antivenin is hard to obtain. In one Thai hospital survey, neurotoxic signs appeared in 12 of 114 cases (10.5%).1

Habari njema: madaktari wana dawa (ya kuzuia sumu) au matibabu ya hili.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

At night it is aggressive: it stands its ground, rears up, displays its hood and spits venom, and it bites as a last resort. In daylight it is usually timid and seeks shelter in the nearest burrow.1

Akiuma au kutema

  • Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka: dawa ya kuzuia sumu ndiyo tiba.
  • Sumu ikitemewa machoni, yasafishe mara moja kwa maji mengi safi.

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 au akikutemea sumu machoni: 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?

Indochinese spitting cobra urefu wa takriban 1.6 m (5.2 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)Mtu mzima takriban 1.7 m (5.6 ft)

Ana uzito gani?

uzito sawa na ndizi 13
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 3 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 9 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 51 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Indochinese spitting 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

Some hatchlings are about 32 cm long, and they are venomous from the moment they hatch.1

2

Its reported spitting range is about 1 metre, the shortest of any spitting cobra, although one researcher reports it may reach about 2 metres in a stream.1

3

It has been reported in Taiwan, where it was released into the wild as part of folklore Buddhist practices.1

4

The black and white form is so distinctive that it is the best-known colour phase, especially in central Thailand.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: It is the same animal as the monocled cobra or the Chinese cobra.

Ukweli: It was once confused with these snakes, but it has been confirmed as a distinct species.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Naja siamensis
Kundi
Swila, koboko na ngoshwe
Familia
Elapidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Asia
Watoto
It lays eggs. A female lays 13 to 19 eggs, which hatch after 48 to 70 days depending on temperature. Hatchlings are independent and already have working venom systems, so they should be treated with the same respect as adults.1
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Siamese spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja siamensis (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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