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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus

Ka ga leina: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1

E tlhoka ngakaGa e bolaye gantsi, mme go lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka.

Dikobra, dimamba le dikrait

Go lomaE ja: Nama

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

The Cape coral snake is a small, slender venomous snake with bold red-orange to yellow colours and thick black rings. It lives in the dry Karoo and other arid parts of southern Africa, where it hunts mainly at night. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

E tshela kwa

Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1

Aforika

Gae

It mostly lives in very dry places such as deserts and rocky or sandy ground, with low, predictable rainfall and mostly shrubs and scrubs. During the day it often shelters under rocks or in burrows and tunnels.1

Boleele

49 cm go ya go 76 cm (1,6 ft go ya go 2,5 ft)1

Lebelo le le kwa godimo

e ka nna 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela

E ja eng?

It is nocturnal and hunts mainly by smell and taste, leaving its burrow to search for nearby prey. It mostly eats lizards, and also legless skinks, small rodents and sometimes other snakes. It rears up towards prey, then strikes and injects venom.1

Setshwantsho sa Cape coral snake — Cape coral snake. Setshwantsho: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

Small and slender, about 49–61 cm long including the tail, sometimes up to 76 cm1
Colours range from red-orange to yellow1
Thick black rings run along the body, fully encircling the body but not the tail, with about 20–47 rings in total1
Very short head compared with the body, so the head stands out clearly from the neck1
An enlarged scale at the front of the snout, and a narrow hood just below the head, like other cobras1

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: Its colour pattern slightly resembles that of some corn snakes. The narrow hood and short head are features that help separate it from them.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go loma

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. Its composition is thought to be similar to that of true cobras (Naja). In a 2019 case, a man kept in captivity was bitten twice and developed vomiting, respiratory failure and paralysis within one hour, and his symptoms resolved after 12 hours of treatment.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

Bites to humans are rarely documented. Reported effects range from no symptoms, to mild symptoms, to severe nerve effects and, in some cases, death. The effect may depend on the amount of venom injected and the patient's body weight.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Fa e loma

Severe cases needed mechanical ventilation (a breathing machine), and access to this is limited in many parts of southern Africa, so get medical help quickly after any bite.1
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?

Aforika Asia Yuropa Amerika Bokone Amerika Borwa Australia le Oceania

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 4 di latelanae ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 58 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Cape coral 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?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Cape coral snake e ka nna 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

Its colour pattern is similar to that of some corn snakes, but its venom makes it far more dangerous.1

Hatchlings are already around 17–18 cm long, which is a large part of the adult size.1

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

It is nocturnal, so most of its hunting happens at night.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense: Aspidelaps lubricus
Setlhopha: Dikobra, dimamba le dikrait
Lelapa: Elapidae2
Lekoko: Squamata
Dikontinente: Aforika
Masea: It lays eggs. Captive females usually lay 3 to 11 eggs per clutch, sometimes several clutches per season, and the eggs hatch after about 65 days. Each hatchling is around 17–18 cm long.1
Seemo sa yone kwa nageng: Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Kotsi go batho: 3 / 5: E masisi3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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