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Mali cobra

Naja katiensis
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma au akikutemea sumu machoni, tafuta msaada haraka.
Swila, koboko na ngoshwe Hunyunyiza au kutema
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Mali cobra is a spitting cobra from West Africa. It lives in grasslands, open forests and savannas, and it can spit venom at anything it sees as a threat. Knowing what it looks like and how it behaves helps people keep a safe distance.1

Anaishi
West Africa, from Senegal to Cameroon, including Mali, Ghana, Nigeria and Niger1
Afrika
Nyumbani
It lives in tropical and subtropical grasslands, open forests, savannas and shrublands. When inactive it shelters under logs, under rocks or in holes.1
Urefu
80 cm (2.6 ft)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 6.6 kwa saa (maili 4.1 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Mali cobra
Mali cobra. Picha: Peter Engelen. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • It has a small, narrow hood, which it spreads when cornered.1
  • It is active both day and night, but young snakes are only active during the day.1
  • It is mostly daytime and ground-dwelling, but it often climbs into small bushes.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Hunyunyiza au kutema

Hunyunyiza au kutema kimiminika kinachowasha kwa washambulizi.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is spat towards opponents, rather than being delivered only by a bite. The venom contains postsynaptic neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and cardiotoxins, which harm the heart. Together they cause cytotoxic activity, meaning they damage cells.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It will bite if it is handled or accidentally stepped on, and it will spit venom if it is provoked further.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When disturbed it tries to escape quickly to cover. If cornered, it rears up and spreads its hood, and if provoked further it spits venom.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?

Mali cobra urefu wa takriban 80 cm (2.6 ft)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 1.5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 4 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 55 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Mali 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

The Mali cobra spits its venom at its opponents rather than relying only on biting.1

2

Its venom contains two kinds of toxin: one that attacks the nerves and one that harms the heart.1

3

Adults are active by both day and night, while juveniles come out only in daylight.1

4

It often climbs into small bushes, so it is not only a ground-dweller.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

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

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Mali cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja katiensis (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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