Zebra spitting cobra
E a fafatsa kgotsa e a tshwelaThe zebra spitting cobra is a venomous snake with dark stripes across its body. It lives in the deserts and drier parts of southern Africa, and it is often found near people, including inside homes. It can spit venom at its enemies, which makes it a snake to respect.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Dark brown to black body with zebra-like vertical whitish or light yellow stripes along the back1
- The stripes are generally evenly spaced and may be complete or broken into pieces1
- Head and hood are uniformly dark brown or black1
- Scales on the underside range from white to orange1
- Young snakes are lighter in colour than adults1
Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: It was long thought to be a subspecies of the black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis), but differences in body shape and genes led to it being recognised as a separate species. Both of its subspecies are smaller than the black-necked spitting cobra. The subspecies known as the black spitting cobra is solid black, with no stripes.1
Maatla a botlhole
E fafatsa kgotsa e tshwela seedi se se fisang mo go ba ba e tlhaselang.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
Its venom can cause massive bleeding inside the body, tissue death (necrosis) and paralysis. The snake can also spit its venom with great accuracy, which can cause temporary or permanent blindness if it hits the eyes.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E kotsi thataE ka bolaya motho yo o sa alafiweng.Most bites happen at night, while victims are asleep, because the snake often enters homes. Its spitting can cause blindness.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
It spits venom at enemies with great accuracy, and like other cobras it can flatten its head and neck into a hood.1
Fa e loma kgotsa e tshwela
- 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.
- Fa botlhole bo tshwetswe mo matlhong, a tlhatswe ka metsi a mantsi a a phepa ka yone nako eo.
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 kgotsa e go tshwela botlhole mo matlhong: 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 49 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)Zebra spitting 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
It can spit venom accurately enough to hit an enemy's eyes from a distance.1
The subspecies known as the black spitting cobra is solid black, with no stripes.1
It is mostly active at night, which is why it is often seen crossing roads after dark.1
Its young are lighter in colour than the adults.1
It is smaller than its close relative, the black-necked spitting cobra.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Naja nigricincta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja nigricincta (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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