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Forest cobra

Naja melanoleuca
Ci turam: Melanoleuca comes from Ancient Greek and means "of black and white".1
Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la màttee, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Kobra, mamba ak krait Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The forest cobra is a large, highly venomous snake that lives in central and western Africa. It is the largest true cobra, and it is one of the few African cobras that lives in high forest. It is dangerous, so anyone bitten needs urgent medical care.1

Dafay dund ci
Mainly central and western Africa, including Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo1
Afrig
Kër
It lives in lowland forest, moist savanna and mangroves in west Africa. It is adaptable and can live in drier areas, and it is often found in and around central African towns. People may meet it in junk piles, unused buildings, hollow logs, holes and fruit plantations, where it sometimes lives in the trees.1
Guddaay
1,4 m ba 3,2 m (4,6 ft ba 10 ft)1
Diisaay
2 kg ba 3,6 kg (4,4 lb ba 7,9 lb)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 8,7 km/h (5,4 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It is a generalist and eats a wide range of prey, from large insects to small mammals and other reptiles. In some areas its main diet is fish.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Forest cobra
Forest cobra. Foto: schizoform. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Forest and forest-edge forms are glossy black, with cream or white chin, throat and belly, and broad black cross-bars and blotches.1
  • The sides of the head show black and white markings that look like vertical bars on the lips.1
  • West African savanna forms are banded black and yellow, with a black tail and yellow lips, chin and throat.1
  • East African coastal forms are brownish or blackish-brown above, with a yellow or cream belly speckled with brown or black.1
  • Adults are usually 140 to 220 cm long.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves and causes severe neurotoxicity. Symptoms can include drooping eyelids, drowsiness, limb paralysis, hearing loss, inability to speak, dizziness, shock, low blood pressure, stomach pain, fever and breathing problems. A large amount of venom can be injected in one bite.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

It is one of the least frequent causes of snake bites among African cobras, largely because it lives in forests. Even so, it ranks as the 4th most venomous Naja (true cobra) species, and a bite is a life-threatening emergency. Deaths from respiratory failure have been reported. A child in Ghana died within 20 minutes of being bitten by a snake thought to be this species.1

Xibaar bu baax: doktoor yi am nañu garab (sérum antivenimeux) walla ab paj ngir lii.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When threatened, it raises the front of its body off the ground, spreads a narrow hood and hisses loudly. If cornered or agitated, it can attack quickly.1

Su màttee

  • Most victims survive if antivenom is given promptly, as soon as signs of envenomation appear. Because a bite is a life-threatening emergency, the bitten person needs urgent medical care.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?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Forest cobra guddaayam lu tollu ci 3,2 m (10 ft)Weloy nit ku mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Ab oto lu tollu ci 4,5 m (15 ft)

Ni mu diise?

diis na ni 30 banaana
guddu na ni 3 xaj, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 18 banaana yu ñu toftalediis na lu tollu ci muusu kërmën na daw 100 meetar ci 41 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Forest 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 is the largest true cobra species and possibly the largest of all Naja species in the world.1

2

It is an excellent climber and has been known to climb trees to 10 m or more.1

3

It swims well and is often considered semi-aquatic.1

4

It does not spit or spray its venom.1

5

It is mainly active during the day in quiet areas, but it can be active at night in towns.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

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

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Forest cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja melanoleuca (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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