Blue-bellied black snake
The blue-bellied black snake is a venomous snake from eastern Australia. It is shy and usually moves away from people, but its venom is strong, so it is important to know what it looks like. Bites are rare.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Its upper body is dark blue or black.1
- Its underside is dark grey to black.1
- Some individuals are cream or pale grey with black-edged scales, which gives them a spotted look.1
- Its head is uniformly dark in all individuals.1
- Adults can reach about 1.2 m on average, and some reach 1.5 m.1
Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: The red-bellied black snake is a similar species, and its bite symptoms are similar to those of the blue-bellied black snake.1
Maatla a botlhole
Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, so it can cause severe pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and excessive sweating (diaphoresis). The lymph glands near the bite can also swell (regional lymphadenopathy).1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E kotsi thataE ka bolaya motho yo o sa alafiweng.Bites are infrequent. The venom is strong, so any bite is serious.1
Dikgang tse di molemo: dingaka di na le molemo (antivenom) kgotsa kalafi ya se.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
It hisses loudly and flattens its forebody into a low S-shape to warn threats away. It bites only when provoked, for example when stepped on or prodded, and it hangs on to its victim if it bites.1
Fa e loma
- If bitten, tiger snake antivenom is the preferred treatment.1
- Go gatelela le go sa tshikinyege (pressure immobilisation): bofa bandeiji e e gogegang e e tiileng mo godimo ga fa go lomilweng mme o tswelele o bofe setho sotlhe go ya kwa godimo, se tshegetse ka sepilinti (splint), mme o dire gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege gotlhelele go fitlha thuso e goroga.
- O se ka wa tlhatswa fa go lomilweng: dibookelo di ka tlhatlhoba botlhole jo bo setseng mo letlalong go tlhopha antivenom e e siameng.
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 3 go tloga kwa nkong go ya mogatleng
boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 8 di latelana
e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 48 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)Blue-bellied black snake 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
Its venom is the second most toxic of all the Australian black snakes.1
It is naturally very shy and will usually try to escape rather than confront people.1
Some individuals have a spotted pattern, which is why it is also called the spotted black snake.1
Like most snakes, it lays eggs, with a clutch of 7–12 in the breeding season.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Blue-bellied black snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudechis guttatus (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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Go loma

