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Snouted cobra

Naja annulifera

Kuhusu jina: It is also called the banded Egyptian cobra, because it was once thought to be a close relative of the Egyptian 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 snouted cobra is a large, highly venomous snake that lives in southern Africa. It is a night hunter that often makes its home in old termite mounds. Because it can deliver a dangerous bite, it is important to know what it looks like and where it lives.1

Anaishi

Northeast South Africa, southern Mozambique, eastern Botswana, Malawi, throughout Zimbabwe and parts of Eswatini1

Afrika

Nyumbani

It lives in dry and moist savanna, especially bushveld and lowveld areas, but not in forests. It often uses an abandoned termite mound as a permanent lair, where it may stay for years if left undisturbed. It also raids poultry runs and can become a nuisance to farmers.1

Urefu

1.2 m hadi 2.5 m (3.9 ft hadi 8.2 ft)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 8.3 kwa saa (maili 5.2 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

It eats toads, rodents, birds and their eggs, lizards and other snakes, especially puff adders. It hunts mainly at night, from dusk onwards.1

Picha ya Snouted cobra — Snouted cobra. Picha: sheilapic76. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Adults usually measure 1.2 to 1.8 metres, and can reach 2.5 metres1
Body colour ranges from yellowish to greyish-brown, dark brown or blue-black1
The banded form is blue-black with 7 to 11 yellow to yellow-brown cross bars1
The underside is yellow, mottled with black, with a darker throat band that is more obvious in juveniles1
When disturbed, it raises the front third of its body and spreads a hood while hissing1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. A bite can affect breathing, and if untreated it may cause respiratory failure and death. Early symptoms include pain and local swelling, which may lead to blistering.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It is a highly venomous species. Victims are typically bitten on the lower leg, usually at night. Without treatment, a bite can be fatal.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

It is nervous and will strike to defend itself if threatened, but given the chance it will escape into a hole or crevice. Rarely, it may pretend to be dead.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 mbwa 2.5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 14 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 43 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Snouted 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)

Snouted cobra takriban km 8.3 kwa saa (5.2 mph)

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

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

It hunts other snakes, especially puff adders.1

Very large adults can lift up to 0.5 metres of their body off the ground while spreading a wide hood.1

It often makes its home in an abandoned termite mound, where it may live for years.1

Its young are already 22 to 34 cm long when they hatch from eggs.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Naja annulifera
Kundi: Swila, koboko na ngoshwe
Familia: Elapidae2
Mpangilio: Squamata
Mabara: Afrika
Watoto: It lays between 8 and 33 eggs in early summer. The young average 22 to 34 cm long.1
Hatari kwa watu: 4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Snouted cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Naja annulifera (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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