Equatorial spitting cobra
The equatorial spitting cobra is a medium-sized cobra found in Southeast Asia. It can spray venom from a distance, which is what makes it special. It lives mainly in forests and sometimes in gardens and towns.1

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ
- Medium-sized, usually 0.9 to 1.2 metres long, and can grow up to 1.5 metres1
- Has no hood marks1
- Comes in two colour forms: yellow (common in Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia) and black (found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines)1
- Juveniles and adults often have different colours1
- Has smooth scales and a short, rounded snout1
ሓይሊ መርዚ
ኣብ ልዕሊ ኣጥቀዕቱ ዘቃጽል ፈሳሲ ይነዝሕ ወይ ይተፍእ።
መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?
Its venom is postsynaptic neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It also contains cardiotoxins, which damage the heart, and cytotoxins, which damage cells. The venom is strong enough that a bite can be serious.1
ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።It will spit venom readily when cornered or threatened, and it can spit from up in trees. It will also strike and bite. The yellow form from Thailand is described as highly aggressive and more prone to spitting large amounts.1
ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?
When cornered or threatened, it spits venom and will also strike and bite.1
እንተ ነኺሱ ወይ እንተ ተፊኡ
- ነቲ ሰብ ከይንቀሳቐስን ህዱእን ግበሮ፣ ቀለበታትን ዝጸበቡ ነገራትን ኣውጽእ፣ ብቕልጡፍ ድማ ናብ ሆስፒታል ውሰዶ፦ እቲ ሕክምና ጸረ-መርዚ መድሃኒት እዩ።
- መርዚ ናብ ኣዒንቲ እንተ ተተፊኡ፣ ብኡንብኡ ነተን ኣዒንቲ ብብዙሕ ጽሩይ ማይ ሕጸበን።
ኩሉ ግዜ ቀዳምነት ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (112፣ 000፣ 911)። እዚ ሓፈሻዊ መምርሒ ቀዳማይ ረድኤት እዩ፣ ሕክምናዊ ምኽሪ ኣይኮነን። መሰረታት ቀዳማይ ረድኤት
ብድሕንነት ጽናሕ
- ንዘገዳም እንስሳ ፈጺምካ ኣይትተንክፎ፣ ኣይትሓዞ ወይ ኣይተሕርቖ፣ ንእሽቶ እንተ ኾነ እውን፣ ደቂሱ ወይ ሞይቱ እንተ መሰለ እውን።
- ቦታ ሃቦ። እንተ ረኺብካዮ፣ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ቀስ ኢልካ ንድሕሪት ተመለስ፣ ናብ መገዱ ድማ ይኺድ ሕደጎ።
- ሓደ እንተ ነኺሱካ ወይ ኣብ ኣዒንትኻ መርዚ እንተ ተፊኡ፦ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ከይተንቀሳቐስካ ጽናሕ፣ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት (112፣ 000፣ 911) ደውል ወይ ብቕልጡፍ ናብ ሆስፒታል ኪድ። ከመይ ከም ዝመስል ዘክር፣ ስእሊ ይሕግዝ።
ንዓኻ ከጥቅዕ ኣይደልን እዩ። መርዙ ዝጥቀመሉ መግቢ ንምሓዝ ወይ ንርእሱ ንምክልኻል እዩ፣ ምሕባእ ድማ ኣዝዩ ይመርጽ። ብዛዕባ ድሕንነት ተወሳኺ
ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ክንደይ ይነውሕ?
ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 3 ኣናሙ ገዛ ይነውሕ
ጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 8 ባናናታት ይነውሕ
100 ሜትሮ ብ51 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)Equatorial spitting cobra ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?
ሓቅታት
It can spit venom even when it is up in the trees.1
Cardiotoxins make up about 40% of its venom protein, a higher share than in some related spitting cobras.1
The yellow colour form from Thailand is described as more aggressive than the black form.1
It is mainly active during the day and lives on the ground.1
ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር
ጽውጽዋይ፦ It is just a subspecies of the Indian cobra.
ሓቂ፦ It was first defined as its own species in 1989. Earlier, its populations had been grouped under several subspecies of the Indian cobra.1
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Equatorial spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja sumatrana (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
- Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.
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