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Equatorial spitting cobra

Naja sumatrana
Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la màttee walla mu tuuf daŋar ci say bët, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Kobra, mamba ak krait Dafay xëpp walla tuufDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The equatorial spitting cobra is a medium-sized cobra found in Southeast Asia. It can spray venom from a distance, which is what makes it special. It lives mainly in forests and sometimes in gardens and towns.1

Dafay dund ci
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines (Palawan group only)1
Asi
Kër
It lives at heights up to about 1,500 metres, mainly in tropical forests, including dense jungle. It has also been found in gardens, parks and urban areas, where it may come into contact with people.1
Guddaay
90 cm ba 1,5 m (3 ft ba 4,9 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It feeds mainly on rodents and frogs, but also eats other snakes, lizards and small mammals.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Equatorial spitting cobra
Equatorial spitting cobra. Foto: Nick Baker. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Medium-sized, usually 0.9 to 1.2 metres long, and can grow up to 1.5 metres1
  • Has no hood marks1
  • Comes in two colour forms: yellow (common in Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia) and black (found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines)1
  • Juveniles and adults often have different colours1
  • Has smooth scales and a short, rounded snout1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay xëpp walla tuuf

Dafay xëpp walla tuuf ab ndox muy lakk ci kaw ñi ko song.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is postsynaptic neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It also contains cardiotoxins, which damage the heart, and cytotoxins, which damage cells. The venom is strong enough that a bite can be serious.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

It will spit venom readily when cornered or threatened, and it can spit from up in trees. It will also strike and bite. The yellow form from Thailand is described as highly aggressive and more prone to spitting large amounts.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When cornered or threatened, it spits venom and will also strike and bite.1

Su màttee walla mu tuuf

  • 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.
  • Su ñu tuufee daŋar ci bët yi, raxas leen ak ndox mu set mu bare ci saa si.

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 walla mu tuuf daŋar ci say bët: 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

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Equatorial spitting cobra guddaayam lu tollu ci 1,5 m (4,9 ft)Ab xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)Ab nit ku mag lu tollu ci 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
guddu na ni 3 muusu kër, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 8 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 51 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Equatorial spitting cobra ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

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

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

It can spit venom even when it is up in the trees.1

2

Cardiotoxins make up about 40% of its venom protein, a higher share than in some related spitting cobras.1

3

The yellow colour form from Thailand is described as more aggressive than the black form.1

4

It is mainly active during the day and lives on the ground.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: It is just a subspecies of the Indian cobra.

Dëgg: It was first defined as its own species in 1989. Earlier, its populations had been grouped under several subspecies of the Indian cobra.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Naja sumatrana
Mbooloo
Kobra, mamba ak krait
Njaboot
Elapidae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Asi
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Equatorial spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja sumatrana (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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