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Forest cobra

Naja melanoleuca
ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ Melanoleuca comes from Ancient Greek and means "of black and white".1
ክቐትል ይኽእልሕክምና እንተ ዘይረኺብካ ክቐትለካ ይኽእል። እንተ ነኺሱካ ብቕልጡፍ ሓገዝ ርኸብ።
ኮብራታት፣ ማምባታትን ክሬታትን ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።

The forest cobra is a large, highly venomous snake that lives in central and western Africa. It is the largest true cobra, and it is one of the few African cobras that lives in high forest. It is dangerous, so anyone bitten needs urgent medical care.1

ዝነብረሉ
Mainly central and western Africa, including Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo1
ኣፍሪቃ
መበገሲ
It lives in lowland forest, moist savanna and mangroves in west Africa. It is adaptable and can live in drier areas, and it is often found in and around central African towns. People may meet it in junk piles, unused buildings, hollow logs, holes and fruit plantations, where it sometimes lives in the trees.1
ንውሓት
ካብ 1,4 m ክሳብ 3,2 m (ካብ 4,6 ft ክሳብ 10 ft)1
ክብደት
ካብ 2 kg ክሳብ 3,6 kg (ካብ 4,4 lb ክሳብ 7,9 lb)1
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 8,7 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (5,4 ማይል/ሰዓት)
ኣብ መሬት, ግምት
እንታይ ይበልዕ?
It is a generalist and eats a wide range of prey, from large insects to small mammals and other reptiles. In some areas its main diet is fish.1
ብሓቂ!ስእሊ Forest cobra
Forest cobra። ስእሊ፦ schizoform። CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

  • Forest and forest-edge forms are glossy black, with cream or white chin, throat and belly, and broad black cross-bars and blotches.1
  • The sides of the head show black and white markings that look like vertical bars on the lips.1
  • West African savanna forms are banded black and yellow, with a black tail and yellow lips, chin and throat.1
  • East African coastal forms are brownish or blackish-brown above, with a yellow or cream belly speckled with brown or black.1
  • Adults are usually 140 to 220 cm long.1

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?

Its venom is a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves and causes severe neurotoxicity. Symptoms can include drooping eyelids, drowsiness, limb paralysis, hearing loss, inability to speak, dizziness, shock, low blood pressure, stomach pain, fever and breathing problems. A large amount of venom can be injected in one bite.1

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።

It is one of the least frequent causes of snake bites among African cobras, largely because it lives in forests. Even so, it ranks as the 4th most venomous Naja (true cobra) species, and a bite is a life-threatening emergency. Deaths from respiratory failure have been reported. A child in Ghana died within 20 minutes of being bitten by a snake thought to be this species.1

ብስራት፦ ሓካይም ነዚ መድሃኒት (ጸረ-መርዚ) ወይ ሕክምና ኣለዎም።1

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

When threatened, it raises the front of its body off the ground, spreads a narrow hood and hisses loudly. If cornered or agitated, it can attack quickly.1

እንተ ነኺሱ

  • Most victims survive if antivenom is given promptly, as soon as signs of envenomation appear. Because a bite is a life-threatening emergency, the bitten person needs urgent medical care.1
  • ነቲ ሰብ ከይንቀሳቐስን ህዱእን ግበሮ፣ ቀለበታትን ዝጸበቡ ነገራትን ኣውጽእ፣ ብቕልጡፍ ድማ ናብ ሆስፒታል ውሰዶ፦ እቲ ሕክምና ጸረ-መርዚ መድሃኒት እዩ።

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፦ 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?

Forest cobra ንውሓቱ ኣስታት 3,2 m (10 ft)ብሽክለታ ዓቢ ሰብ ኣስታት 1,8 m (5,9 ft)መኪና ኣስታት 4,5 m (15 ft)

ክንደይ ይኸብድ?

ከም 30 ባናናታት ይኸብድ
ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 3 ኣኽላባት ይነውሕጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 18 ባናናታት ይነውሕኣስታት ከም ድሙ ገዛ ይኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ብ41 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

Forest cobra ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

1

It is the largest true cobra species and possibly the largest of all Naja species in the world.1

2

It is an excellent climber and has been known to climb trees to 10 m or more.1

3

It swims well and is often considered semi-aquatic.1

4

It does not spit or spray its venom.1

5

It is mainly active during the day in quiet areas, but it can be active at night in towns.1

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Naja melanoleuca
ጉጅለ
ኮብራታት፣ ማምባታትን ክሬታትን
ስድራ ቤት
Elapidae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ
Squamata
ክፍለ ዓለማት
ኣፍሪቃ
ሓደጋ ንሰባት
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ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Forest cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja melanoleuca (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
  3. Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.

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