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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus

Ci turam: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1

Soxla na doktoorLu néew la mu rey, waaye màtt laaj na doktoor.

Kobra, mamba ak krait

Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

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

Dafay dund ci

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

Afrig

Kër

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

Guddaay

49 cm ba 76 cm (1,6 ft ba 2,5 ft)1

Gaawaay bu gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

Ci suuf, xalaat

Lan lay lekk?

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

Fotoy Cape coral snake — Cape coral snake. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

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

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: 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

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

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

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

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

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Su màttee

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
Def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu te dal, dindi jaaro yi ak lu xat lépp, te yóbbu ko lopitaan ci gaaw: sérum antivenimeux mooy paj mi.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Fan ci àddina?

Afrig Asi Tugal Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar Amerig gu Bëj-saalum Ostarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

guddu na ni 4 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 58 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Cape coral snake ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

Ab nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Cape coral snake lu tollu ci 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

Ab xale ci kaw welo lu tollu ci 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

baax na xam

Xibaar

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

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam: Aspidelaps lubricus
Mbooloo: Kobra, mamba ak krait
Njaboot: Elapidae2
Toftal: Squamata
Kontinaa yi: Afrig
Liir yi: 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
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi: Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Musiba ci nit: 3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Aspidelaps lubricus (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
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