Andaman cobra
Go lomaThe Andaman cobra is a large, heavy-bodied snake found only on the Andaman and Little Andaman Islands of India. It has a very potent venom. It can defend itself by spitting venom, although this is rare and it aims poorly.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Adults come in three colour forms: glossy black, light brown or cream, and grey.1
- Most adults have an indistinct black 'monocle' mark on the hood, which is a single ring-like mark.1
- Juveniles are glossy black with narrow white cross-bars on the body and tail, which look like 'A' shapes from the side.1
- Juveniles have a distinct white monocle mark with a black centre, which turns black as the snake ages.1
- When threatened, it expands its neck to form a hood.1
Maatla a botlhole
Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
The venom is very potent. If it is spat into the eye and not treated, it can cause intense pain and blindness. Bites from its close relative, the monocled cobra, can cause a painful bite with swelling, and in some cases tissue death, and flaccid paralysis, a weakening of the muscles.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E kotsi thataE ka bolaya motho yo o sa alafiweng.The venom is very potent. Bite numbers and deaths for this species are not known.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
It may spread its hood and, in rare cases, spit venom, usually aimed at the eyes.1
Fa e loma
- Dira gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege a ritibetse, tlosa direng le dilo tse di tiileng, mme o mo ise bookelong ka bonako: antivenom ke yone kalafi.
Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha
Nna o babalesegile
- O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
- E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
- Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.
Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile
Kae mo lefatsheng?
E kgolo go le kae?
E telele go le kae?
boleele jo bo lekanang le dikatse tsa ntlo di le 4 go tloga kwa nkong go ya mogatleng
boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 10 di latelana
e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 52 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)Andaman cobra e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E bonako go le kae?
Dintlha
Mosenyi wa ditlhamane
Tlhamane: All cobras are true spitting cobras that aim accurately.
Nnete: The Andaman cobra is not a true spitting cobra. It spits only rarely, and its aim is poor.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Andaman cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja sagittifera (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
- Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
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