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São Tomé cobra

Naja peroescobari
Kuhusu jina: It is named after Pêro Escobar, a Portuguese explorer.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.

Naja peroescobari is a cobra from the Elapidae family, found only on São Tomé island. It was recognised as its own species in 2017, after being thought to be the same as a mainland African cobra. On its island, it is one of the few predators that hunt land mammals such as rats.1

Anaishi
São Tomé island, São Tomé and Príncipe (found nowhere else)1
Afrika
Urefu
1.8 m (5.9 ft)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 8.3 kwa saa (maili 5.2 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It preys on black rats (Rattus rattus) and least weasels (Mustela nivalis). It is one of the few predators of land mammals on the island.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya São Tomé cobra
São Tomé cobra. Picha: Fábio Olmos. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It was once thought to be the same species as the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) of the African mainland. It was identified as a separate species in 2017.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Little is known about the venom of this species. It is likely to have slightly cytotoxic properties, which damage cells, and neurotoxic properties, which attack the nerves.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

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?

São Tomé cobra urefu wa takriban 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Baiskeli ya mtu mzima takriban 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Gari takriban 4.5 m (15 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 4 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 10 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 43 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

São Tomé 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

It was once believed that Portuguese settlers brought this cobra to the island to control rats.1

2

It is one of the few predators of land mammals on the island.1

3

It was recognised as a separate species only in 2017.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: This cobra was introduced to São Tomé by Portuguese settlers to limit rats.

Ukweli: It is endemic to the island, meaning it lives there naturally and nowhere else.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

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

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Naja peroescobari (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja peroescobari (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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